Cleaner

Mercy Aged and Community Care Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Health in Melbourne is seeking a Casual Cleaner to help create safe, welcoming spaces where patients, residents and staff feel valued every day. You’ll perform cleaning tasks across resident rooms, common areas, and administrative spaces, ensuring a clean and hygienic environment.

The role requires reliability, empathy and the ability to work independently, with experience in cleaning or housekeeping and a compassionate approach to elderly residents.

Qualifications

• Reliable and resilient with a compassionate approach.
• Previous cleaning or housekeeping experience.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining high cleanliness standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning tasks in resident rooms, common areas and administrative spaces.
• Maintain a safe, sanitary environment and adhere to infection control protocols.
• Support residents and staff with cleanliness and comfort.

Skills

Reliability

Empathy

Independent worker

Cleaning experience

Housekeeping

Compassion

Job description

Employment Type: Casual

Location: Mercy Place Mentone, 101-103 Collins St, Melbourne Victoria 3194

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy. Where there’s care, there’s You. Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be? For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere. As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere. At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better. To do that, we need you. Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity:

We’re seeking Casual Cleaners to join our team and help create safe, welcoming spaces where patients, families, and staff feel valued every day. You'll play a critical role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards within our facilities.

Your responsibilities include ensuring a safe and sanitary environment, adhering to infection control protocols, and supporting the overall comfort and well-being of residents, and employees. Performing a variety of cleaning tasks in resident's rooms, common areas, and administrative spaces.

What you’ll bring:

• You’re reliable, resilient and have a whole lot of heart.
• Most importantly, you are genuinely interested in supporting others and making a difference in your community.
• Previous experience in cleaning or housekeeping roles
• Ability to work independently, a commitment to maintaining cleanliness standards
• A sense of compassion & empathy towards elderly residents
• Experience working in Aged Care or Health environment (desirable but not essential)

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining: NDIS Clearance

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-centered 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.