Cleaner

West Gippsland Healthcare Group; Warragul; On-site; AUD 37,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Parking

Salary Packaging

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

West Gippsland Healthcare Group is seeking a part-time Cleaner to support the Environmental Services Team. The role covers waste services across hospital facilities, ensuring a clean, safe environment for patients and staff.

The position offers a 16-hour fortnightly schedule (Mon-Fri 16:00–20:00) with opportunities for additional hours, free parking, and salary packaging. Applicants should have cleaning experience and a good understanding of Occupational Health and Safety.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning roles within healthcare or similar environments.
• Understanding of infection control standards and safety obligations.
• Ability to communicate constructively with stakeholders and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide waste services and cleaning across hospital buildings and facilities.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
• Support and enable waste collection and management in a busy healthcare setting.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Infection control

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Cleaner West Gippsland Healthcare Group Warragul, VIC, AU

Job Description

Health & Allied, Managers and Admin Workers EBA - Classification - (IN18 upon commencement, then move to IN19 upon obtaining three months experience - $26.96579 - 28.16211 ) (excludes allowances)

(Junior rates apply to employees aged under 19 years)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Environmental Services Team at West Gippsland Healthcare Group.

Reporting to the Hotel Services Operations Team Leader, this role provides waste services throughout hospital buildings and other facilities. This position is to provide a clean, pleasant and safe environment for patients, visitors and staff supports all WGHG campuses.

We are seeking applications from motivated, experienced and enthusiastic people to support and enable waste solutions focused waste collection and management to support stakeholders in a busy healthcare environment, with a willingness to accept a challenge and whom enjoys working within a large team.

This is a part time position of 16 hours per fortnight, to be worked from Monday-Friday 16:00-20:00. Additional hours may be offered if available. We offer a friendly, team focused work environment, comprehensive orientation to the department and organisation, in house salary packaging and free car parking.

Our preferred candidate will have a responsible and mature work attitude and understanding of Occupational Health and Safety obligations. Desirable but not essential Skills & Experience include Experience in cleaning, Understanding of Infection Control standards

The following Attributes will be considered advantageous:

• Ability to communicate constructively and effectively with key stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure, handling multiple tasks simultaneously.

IMPORTANT: This role in the healthcare sector requires vaccination annually for Influenza (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.

About our organisation

The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a customer focused health organisation providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, residential care and community health services to 45,000 people in the rural, urban residential, agricultural and industrial areas located within the Baw Baw Shire and beyond. The administrative headquarters are located at West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul, approximately 100kms east of Melbourne.

West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to employee assistance program
• Salary packaging
• Free Parking

Working with us

All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance/NDIS worker screening clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six-month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

Applications close: 24 September 2026* (applications may close earlier)

* Applications will be reviewed as they are received. This position will remain open for a minimum of fourteen (14) days for externally advertised positions from the date of advertisement and may close earlier than the listed closing date if a suitable candidate/s are identified.

As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which our services are located, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. We are committed to achieving culturally safe health practices for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are committed to providing all children with a positive experience of healthcare, where the safety and wellbeing of children is everyone's responsibility.