Looking for a sea change – living and working within an historic village or working close to western Australia’s beautiful coastline watching the dolphins or breathing in fresh country air. Consider being a caretaker for Fairbridge.

Fairbridge a major youth charity and has six (6) sites around Western Australia all requiring caretakers. The sites are –

Dampier

Geraldton

Point Peron

Pinjarra

Pemberton

Kalgoorlie

Each site has its own unique features where we run adventure outdoor education programs to students and community groups.

We are currently looking for a caretaker atDampier.

Dampier is the gateway to the 42 Islands of theDampier Archipelagoin the Northwest of WA. Blessed with beautiful beaches and warm, sunny weather, this outback coastal town is a mecca for outdoor water activities.

Swimming, sailing, boating, fishing, diving, snorkelling and wind surfing can be enjoyed here all year round. Just 20km from Karratha, this pretty port town overlooking Hampton Harbour and the Dampier Archipelago.

The role

Ideally, we are looking for a couple or who are active, friendly with a ‘can do’ attitude’, and can be the face of Fairbridge to the guests staying at the site.

You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day running of our accommodation camp, ensuring it remains clean, welcoming and well organised.

All sites are unique but share the same elevated level of customer service expectation. Previous experience in accommodation management, hospitality, tourism, housekeeping, catering, administration, property maintenance or customer service would be highly regarded.

While each site is slightly different in its requirements as caretaker the duties at Dampier include

- Experienced cook to follow and execute supplied recipes to large groups with an emphasis on bulk cooking breakfast, lunches and dinners.
- Ordering food stock,



consumables and cleaning supplies from our Perth based suppliers with accurate planning,
- Managing kitchen stock and inventory
- Maintaining high standards of food safety, handling, hygiene minimising food wastage.
- Occasionally provide an out of hours welcome and site inductions to groups
- Point of contact to answer visitor queries
- Simple Maintenance (depending on the skill set of the caretakers)
- Cleaning the site, taking pride in providing a high level of cleanliness
- Point of contact for out of hours maintenance contractor
- Looking after the site’s facilities
- Work as part of a team with other caretakers, the Grounds and Maintenance Coordinator and maintenance team.
- Receive after hours deliveries.
- To be onsite during weekends, outside normal office hours all year round, this includes Christmas and other school holiday periods.
- Fire warden
- Out of hours point of conduct when security alarms are triggered.

What we offer

- On-site accommodation and all utilities.
- Access to a work vehicle
- Mobile phone and computer provided.
- In office parking.
- Remuneration dependant on experience
- Salary sacrifice packaging
- Genuine work–life flexibility, includingtime off in lieu for additional hours worked during peak seasons.

Fairbridge is a child safe employer and is committed to the welfare of children and their protection. All potential employees and volunteers will be required to comply with the Company’s Child Safe Policy and Code of Conduct.

Applicants will be required to:

- undergo a National Police Clearance and
- a Working with Children’s Check in accordance with this policy
- Current First Aid certificate
- Food Safety Certificate
- Willing to Upskill
- Willing to obtain water related qualifications
- Ideally hold a MR Driver licence
- Willing to obtain Coxswain grade 1

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📌 Caretaker – Fairbridge Sites Throughout Western Australia (Dampier)
🏢 Fairbridge WA
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