Cleaner - Preston

Victorian Aboriginal Health Service; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Parental leave 14 weeks

Paid Christmas closure

Job summary

Victorian Aboriginal Health Service – Preston VIC is seeking a full-time cleaner for the VAHS Fitzroy site, working 11AM to 7PM, Monday to Friday, to deliver a high-standard cleaning service. Salary packaging options are available, with 14 weeks of paid parental leave after 12 months and a paid Christmas closure.

A Police Check and Working with Children Check are required. Applications close at 9pm on Sunday, 18 October 2026.

Qualifications

• To be considered for this role, you must have experience in the following:
• - Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is achieved across all required areas of the site daily.
• - Ensure sufficient deep cleaning of areas is completed on a regular basis.
• - Maintain an excellent working knowledge of cleaning protocols and procedures, ensuring the cleaning schedule is followed at all times.
• - Report any maintenance issues within the site.
• - Ensure the cleaning cupboard and all cleaner storage areas are kept clean and tidy at all times.

Responsibilities

• In this role you will be responsible for the daily cleaning and maintenance of the VAHS Fitzroy site and will work unsupervised to provide a high-quality cleaning service.

Job description

Victorian Aboriginal Health Service – Preston VIC

Full-time role - 11AM to 7PM
Supportive and collaborative team environment
Salary packaging options available
14-week paid parental leave after 12 months of employment
Paid Christmas closure

About the Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) was established in 1973 to address the specific health needs of Victorian Aboriginal people, families and communities.

VAHS was established by local Aboriginal people, who showed courage and shared a vision for Aboriginal people to determine our own health journey. This is expressed as one of the fundamental rights of all peoples.

VAHS core principles are Community Control, where the users (our community) are the owners of VAHS. The governance of which is provided by a Board of Directors elected by the VAHS members.

Connected to this is the principle of self-determination whereas the right for Aboriginal people to have and run their own services.

With over 350 staff, VAHS has expanded to four clinics across Metropolitan Melbourne (Fitzroy, Preston, South Morang, St Albans). This includes a range of social & emotional well-being services and a residential youth drug and alcohol facility in Hastings.

As well as providing a variety of health services, VAHS is committed to supporting the well-being of the community through a holistic view that includes a variety of streams, including contributions towards and organisation of health related community events and activities. VAHS is also committed to research into the ongoing health and well‑being needs of the community. VAHS applies the principle of data sovereignty to our research.

VAHS is a child safe organisation, committed to child safety and wellbeing, and recruits’ staff in accordance with the Child Safe Standards Victoria.

About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible for the daily cleaning and maintenance of the VAHS Fitzroy site, Monday to Friday. You will work autonomously and provide a high-quality cleaning service.

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for the daily cleaning and maintenance of the VAHS Fitzroy site and will work unsupervised to provide a high-quality cleaning service.

To be considered for this role, you must have experience in the following:

• Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is achieved across all required areas of the site daily.
• Ensure sufficient deep cleaning of areas is completed on a regular basis.
• Maintain an excellent working knowledge of cleaning protocols and procedures, ensuring the cleaning schedule is followed at all times.
• Report any maintenance issues within the site.
• Ensure the cleaning cupboard and all cleaner storage areas are kept clean and tidy at all times.

Other Requirements

A Police Check and Working with Children Check are required as part of this role.

Important Information

Applications close at 9pm on Sunday, 18 October 2026.

We do not offer sponsorship at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. If you have indicated that you require sponsorship on your application form, unfortunately your application will not be considered.

This is not an Aboriginal-identified position; however, preference may be given to persons of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent (as permitted under the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010 s12: “A person may take a special measure for the purpose of promoting or realising substantive equality for members of a group with a particular attribute”).