Environmental Service Officer

The Hospital:

The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

The Role:

We are currently seeking a permanent part time Cleaner to work 60hrs per fortnight - 6 hour shifts, 5 days per week - Monday to Friday (30 hours per week) - working hours between 8.30am to 5pm (some flexibility will be provided).

You will be responsible for:

·   Ensuring appropriate standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the facilities of the RCH Mental Health Travancore campus, consistent with Infection Control guidelines, policy and according to Cleaning Standards for Victorian Health Facilities (commercial or medical cleaning experience is required)

·  Vehicle delivery and pickup of items required for our Royal Children's Hospital mental health office locations in a safe and timely manner (training will be provided for this work)

Your well-developed written and verbal communication skills combined with your interpersonal skills are required to work within a team environment. Your customer focus, initiative and attention to detail will enable you to provide a high-level service to consumers, families and RCH staff.

Classification for this position will be JJ9 - $53,508.00 per annum pro rata, plus superannuation.

What you'll achieve:

Commitment to service excellence

Ability to establish and maintain a good working relationship with a diverse team

Cleaning internal buildings and external areas in accordance with the cleaning standards for Victorian health facilities. This includes but not limited to:

·  Vacuuming, mopping, dusting, wiping down surfaces, using of industrial chemicals and equipment, rubbish removal, cleaning of bathroom amenities and kitchen area, ordering of cleaning stock, maintain cleaning equipment, some cleaning of outdoor areas is required

Driving an automatic company fleet vehicle between our mental health outpatient sites and other supplier locations as required

·  Vehicle transportation of RCH equipment and maintenance of courier fleet car

·  Transporting of items across these sites including – mail, stores items, medical records, computer equipment and other items as required 

Your skills and experience

·  Demonstrated previous cleaning experience is essential: commercial, hospital or office environment.

· This is an office environment (non-clinical) and not located at the main hospital building

·  Knowledge and experience of infection control principles and procedures and the ability to safely handle commercial chemicals (essential)

·  A clean and current full drivers' licence for the State of Victoria (up to 1.25 tonnes) – (essential)

·  Basic computer skills, well developed written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to provide great customer service (essential)

·  Ability to work closely with other Environmental Service Officers, sharing the workload and effectively communicate to achieve results

To view the Position Description, please click here . 

About the Department

RCH Mental Health comprises hospital-based (Parkville) and community services. This includes multidisciplinary outpatient teams which are based at Travancore, Sunshine/Brimbank and Tarneit.

What we offer:

·   Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay

·   Culture of continuous improvement

Other requirements:

· Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain

· Valid Working with Children Check

· Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. 

For more information about this position, please contact Mariam Gredelj, Administration Coordinator Ph: Email: ;

If you think you possess the right skills and experience we encourage you to apply on our website now

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory Police Check, Working with Children Check and required driver's licence

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" button

Applications close 17 November 2025