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 abuse and neglect if it does occur

Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion Our approach is straightforward –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island

📌 Maintenance And Grounds Officer (Gold Coast)
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