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Churches of Christ, Nerang
Homesteads – Age Care
Maintenance Officer - Casual Opportunity
Imagine a career at Churches of Christ
Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.
We also offer:
- Upskilling and career progression available;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Employee discount program through our large network or retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB HI-FI etc);
- A work culture that values you;
- Opportunity to make a huge difference in the quality of life for our clients.
Established in 1930, We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.
Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.
About the role
We are looking for a reliable, hardworking and mature minded casual Maintenance Officer to join the team at our Homesteads Age Care Service located at Nerang, on the Gold Coast.
Reporting to the Service Manager, the successful applicant will display professionalism, bringing energy and enthusiasm into the role. You will be service oriented, team player, have the ability to work independently, possess people skills and be passionate about providing exceptional customer service.
You will work to ensure a reliable operation of equipment, adhoc cleaning and ground maintenance, while providing a variety of maintenance services to residents.
This position required a confident, competent all-rounder with previous experience in property services or seniors living. You will have good interpersonal communication skills, problem solving, relationship building as well as an ability to meet deadlines.
To be successful you will need to possess :
- A stable employment history
- Basic computer skills
- An ability to work in occupied areas with an awareness of safety and respect for others
- A building handyman background
- A sense of responsibility and motivation
- Knowledge of methods and materials used in building, grounds, cleaning and maintenance work
About you
You are a self-starting and driven individual who loves working collaboratively as part of a team, however, you are also capable of working on your own. You have an advanced level of interpersonal skills which allows you to liaise and engage with a diverse range of stakeholders.
With your highly developed customer focus and excellent service skills you resolve maintenance issues as they arise. You have proven knowledge and physical capacity to use and maintain equipment as required by the role. Ever ready to provide support, you have a welcoming, caring and compassionate nature.
To be suited to this position ideally you will have:
- Demonstrated experience in a gardener/handyman/maintenance role;
- Previous experience in residential aged care, retirement living or community services environment is highly regarded;
- Applied knowledge of Workplace Health & safety requirements
- Ability to operate windows applications at a basic level, including the following applications: Outlook, Internet Explorer, Excel;
- A current driver's licence (or ability to acquire same within 1 month of employment).
Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust and Wise Stewardship.
To Apply
To apply for this position please click the Apply button. For further information, please contact Michelle Ballesteros, (07) 5618 3600.
We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions.
Applications will be reviewed as submitted