Employment Status: Permanent Full Time, Monday to Friday 7:30am - 3:36
Location: Based at Carina Aged Care Facility with- regular travel required to Wynnum, Labrador and across the portfolio sites.
Remuneration: $30.05p/hr p/hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (increases your take home pay) + Employee Discounts
Work Vehicle provided for travel requirements between sites
A career that puts you at the heart of it all.
At BlueCare, you’ll be part of a team making a meaningful difference every day, supporting people to live life their way.
About the role:
As a Maintenance and Grounds Officer, you’ll help create a safe, functional and welcoming environment for our residents, clients, visitors and teams. Supported by our broader Facilities & Maintenance team, you’ll enjoy plenty of variety while managing the day-to-day upkeep of our buildings, equipment, gardens and grounds.
Undertaking general maintenance and minor repairs to buildings, plant and equipment
Maintaining gardens and grounds, including planting, pruning and lawn care
Supporting preventative and reactive maintenance activities
Identifying and reporting maintenance issues, safety hazards and required improvements
Supporting contractors onsite, including site inductions and workplace health and safety requirements
Providing maintenance and grounds support across other regional BlueCare sites when required
You’ll have the opportunity to work independently while connecting with residents, colleagues and contractors and contributing to a safe and well-presented environment.
Role requirements:
Relevant experience and/or a certificate in maintenance, grounds keeping, horticulture or a related area
Experience maintaining buildings, plant, equipment, gardens or grounds
Understanding of workplace health and safety requirements
Strong customer focus with good communication and teamwork skills
Ability to manage work schedules and meet deadlines
Proficiency in IT systems
Current Australian Driver’s Licence – Essential
NDIS Workers Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain - Essential
Ability to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies – Essential
Employee Benefits:
Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too
Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
Appropriately and immediately address child…