Job description
- Hawkesbury Village Location
- Part Time Permanent Position
- Excellent base salary + super and NFP salary packaging benefits (extra 18,550 tax free) take home more pay.
- Uniform provided & Laundry allowance
- Ongoing training & continuous development
- Career development opportunities
About the opportunity:
An exciting opportunity exists for a Maintenance officer/skilled Handyperson to ensure that all tasks are undertaken to support service delivery outcomes including the maintenance of the property and land-based assets, plant, and equipment.
You will work across Uniting Hawkesbury Village.
This role is paying $29.04 per hour and with Uniting’s salary packaging benefits you will earn $32.97 per hour + super + Laundry Allowance.
Role responsibilities:
- To enable care and accommodation services to be provided in a safe, sustainable, and homelike environment through the timely undertaking of planned and unplanned maintenance
- Communicate effectively with residents, staff, and families, being empathetic and understanding of the needs of Uniting’s aged residents.
- Ensure maintenance work undertaken is compliant with corporate standards and WHS.
- Undertake building/property maintenance tasks as necessary and in a timely manner. Such tasks may be routine or planned and/or reactive.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience in same or similar role highly desirable
- Good Communication & interpersonal skills
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation that relates to buildings, workplace health, and safety.
- Trade background preferred but not essential
- Demonstrated ability to maintain buildings and equipment to be compliant with legislation and/or corporate standards.
- Understanding of obligations of contractors.
- Good computer skills.
- Current NSW driver’s license.
Even Better:
- Demonstrated experience in a maintenance role preferably in an Aged care /Retirement living setting
- Detailed knowledge of the application use of CMMS (Computerised maintenance management system) training can be provided
To review the Position Description please click on the attached link here: Position Description – Maintenance Officer (2) (2).pdf.
Benefits & culture:
Uniting is proud to be an EEO employer who supports an inclusive approach in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
- Have access to NFP benefits – an extra 18,550 tax free + up to $2650 of accommodation / meals
- Ongoing training & development
- Career development opportunities
See Benefits of working at Uniting for more.
Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which may include a National Police Check and Reference Checks.
How to apply:
If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply now’ button, fill out your details and submit. Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing.
For all confidential enquiries including salary range please contact Dina Oraha via email at [email protected] using the subject line: Maintenance Officer – Hawkesbury enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Uniting actively contributes to a safe and supportive working environment that is inclusive of all staff through celebrating their nationality, cultural background, LGBTI status, abilities, gender, age, and uniqueness.
We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which will include a national Police check, working with children check, working with vulnerable people check and reference checks