Employment Type: Permanent Full time Location: Mercy Place Mandurah, WA Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications Contact: Simone Baxter / ******
About the opportunity:
The Maintenance Officer will report to the Service Manager and will be responsible for on-going repairs and preventative maintenance of building, plant, equipment, gardening and furniture.
You will also assist with identifying and actioning health and safety issues to provide a safe environment for residents, staff and visitors.
The main purpose of this role is to ensure the safety and upkeep of the Aged Care Facility by undertaking a variety of maintenance tasks in a timely and highly competent manner.
Responsible for on-going repairs and preventative maintenance of building, plant, equipment and furniture.
Maintain gardens, lawns, and landscaped areas to a high standard, ensuring a safe, clean, and welcoming outdoor environment for residents, visitors, and staff.
Perform routine gardening duties including mowing, pruning, planting, weeding, mulching, fertilising, and irrigation maintenance.
Liasing with contractors
Identifying and reporting areas for improvement
Assist with identifying and actioning health and safety issues to provide a safe environment for residents, staff and visitors.
What you'll bring
Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
A compassionate, flexible and positive approach.
The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team workplace.
Previous maintenance experience
Previous maintenance experience - Trade background/qualifications preferred but not essential.
Previous experience in Aged Care or hotel environment would be advantageous.
Ability to work independently and as part of the local team.
Proficient computer skills, prior experience working with a computer based maintenance system will be advantageous.




Working knowledge of Work Health and Safety standards and regulatory maintenance frameworks relating to residential aged care.
Required evidence
A current Police Record Check
Trade based qualification or more than 3 years' experience in a commercial maintenance position.
Current driver's licence.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support.
We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Mercy Health Australia is renowned for its unwavering commitment to providing compassionate and patient-centred health services and aged care services.
If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us!
Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
Mercy Health employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need.
We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.
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