Cleaner/Domestic Assistant

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**CLEANER / DOMESTIC ASSISTANT**

**Job Title**: Cleaner / Domestic Assistant

**Classification**:Cleaning Services Award [MA000022]

**Job Status**:Casual

**Location**:Various client addresses in the Sunshine Coast area

Office location - unit 51, 15 Heathfield Road, Coolum Beach QLD 4573

**About Us**:
Colomba is an established business that relocates seniors, and helps them clear out and clean their homes and those of deceased estates on the Sunshine Coast. Another part of our business is Cleaners for Seniors that focuses on providing essential domestic cleaning, decluttering and organising services to support seniors to stay in a safe and clean home for longer.

We are looking for people around the **Noosa, Caloundra and Maroochydore** areas, who want to make a difference, are honest, reliable and trustworthy. We are also expanding into **Cooroy and the Hinterland**, so happy to hear from anyone in those areas as well.

We welcome people from all walks of life - you might be just starting out in the workforce, or returning to work after some time off, or maybe just looking for a bit of extra work to help pay the bills.

Our dedicated and friendly staff contribute to our success and are the most important part of our business. We collaborate with our team and work with them to ensure an enjoyable and rewarding experience. We encourage development in the workplace and value flexibility in our team.

**Why Work with Us?**
- Casual Work - flexible hours to suit your study or family commitments
- Work close to home at locations across the Sunshine Coast including Noosa, Caloundra, Maroochydore, Cooroy, Gympie and the Hinterland
- Travel time and km's paid between jobs
- All cleaning equipment provided
- Above Award Rates
- Small, close knit team
- Rewarding work supporting seniors to live in their home long term
- Mix of regular cleaning clients and other work for relocations and deceased estates

**The Role**

Our Casual Cleaners / Domestic Assistants provide essential cleaning services to our clients helping them to maintain and enhance their homes and their standard of living whilst reducing health and safety risks.

The work will mainly include domestic cleans, Spring Cleans and Bond Cleans with the opportunity for additional work on packing for relocations, deceased estates and other cleaning projects. Common services include:
**Regular Domestic Clean**
- Floors - sweep or vacuum plus mop
- Bathrooms - clean vanity/mirrors/showers/baths/toilets
- Dusting / polishing
- Making bed and / changing sheets
- General laundry - washing, hanging out, drying, folding, sorting
- Load and unload dishwasher
- Wash dirty dishes/ pots and pans
- Sort and dispose of out-of-date food in fridge / pantry

**Spring, Ready for Sale, Settlement or Bond Clean**
- Ceiling fans (requires use of a ladder)
- Windows - inside and outside (including lifting window out, cleaning and replacing)
- Light fittings
- Skirting boards
- Clean oven, grill, rangehood
- Wipe down benches/ splash back
- Empty kitchen cupboards - wipe down inside, outside, on top and reorganize contents
- Move furniture to clean underneath and behind, including fridge and washing machine
- Sweep carport, garage, outside

**Declutter, Organise, Pack and Unpack**
- Work with clients to ascertain what is to be kept and put items away neatly
- Pack items ready for donation, leave for pick up or delivery to op shop
- Rubbish to be put in bins onsite, left for collection or taken offsite, recycle where possible
- Advise office staff of items to be sold and assist client where instructed to do so
- Pack boxes of items to be kept for the client or family
- Assist clients with canceling services and changing address

**What we are looking for**
- Current driver's license with permanent access to a registered, insured and reliable vehicle.
- Respectful communication skills
- Client / Customer focused
- Ability to follow a set task list, see and do extras and work within the recommended time frame
- Commitment to supporting clients to live independently
- Understanding of boundaries required to maintain professional relationships with clients
- Smart phone
- Evidence of eligibility to work in Australia, ie. Australian citizen or permanent residency
- Pre-employment satisfactory National criminal history prior to employment
- Current QLD Drivers license
- Covid Vaccination with at least 1 booster shot

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $30.50 - $34.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8 - 25 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

- Do you have 2 or more Covid Vaccinations and can able to provide certificate?
- Do you have a current drivers licence and reliable registered motor vehicle?
- Do you have or are you willing to provide a National Police Clearance Certificate?

Work Location: In person