Maintenance Officer

We have a long history of providing exceptional care that empowers older people to live a full life. As a not-for-profit aged care provider, we're able to invest in providing an exceptional experience to our clients as well as support and develop our frontline staff to achieve this. When you join us, you will be provided with a competitive rate of pay with shift allowances, uniform and the support of a wonderful leadership team and colleagues.

**The Role**:
Reporting to the Area Maintenance Supervisor, an exciting opportunity has risen for a Maintenance Officer at our Residential aged care home in Marsfield.

This position is offered on a permanent Part Time role for 3 days a week.

**As a Maintenance Officer, you will**
- Be responsible in providing basic general maintenance repairs (electrical & plumbing, carpentry and building)
- Providing gardening maintenance tasks (sweeping, hosing, keeping the outside of buildings clean and tidy, mowing lawns, hedging and general garden maintenance)
- Communicate effectively with residents, staff, and families, being empathetic and understanding of the needs of aged residents.

**The successful applicant will have the following attributes**:

- Trade qualification (desirable)
- Current driver's license
- Previous experience in either building, fitter and turner, welder or plumber (desirable)
- Experience as a Maintenance Person in Aged Care or similar industry (desirable)
- Excellent written and verbal communication with interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of people
- Ability to work under minimum supervision
- Sensitivity to the needs of the elderly in a residential care setting
- Ability to establish and maintain professional and appropriate relationship with residents and/or families/representatives
- Availability to work a full time Monday to Friday
- Able to provide evidence of COVID-19 & influenza vaccinations

**About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)**
- We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT._
- We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel_