Environmental Services Assistant

Dhelkaya Health; Shire of Mount Alexander; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Stress-free parking

Salary packaging

Onsite gym & Fitness Passport

Health & wellbeing program

Social Club & staff events

Home share information

Job summary

Dhelkaya Health in regional Victoria is seeking an Environmental Services Assistant to help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment across hospital and aged care facilities. The role covers cleaning, waste management and basic yard and grounds maintenance, with a focus on infection control and high presentation standards.

The position is ongoing part-time (32 hours per fortnight) with a salary of $28.16 per hour plus superannuation and generous salary packaging options.

Qualifications

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to providing respectful, person-centred care.
• Flexibility to work across a 7-day rotating roster.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe, welcoming environment across hospital and aged care facilities.
• Duties include cleaning, waste management, and basic yard and grounds maintenance, ensuring high presentation, safety, and infection control.

Skills

Independent work

Teamwork

Communication

Person-centered care

Roster flexibility

Job description

Classification: IN14

Salary per hour: $28.16 + superannuation + generous salary packaging options

Employment Type: Ongoing part-time 32 hours per fortnight

Award: Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2025 - 2027

As an Environmental Services Assistant, you will help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment across our hospital and aged care facilities. Duties include cleaning, waste management, and basic yard and grounds maintenance, ensuring high standards of presentation, safety, and infection control.

About you

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to providing respectful, person-centred care
• Flexibility to work across a 7-day rotating roster

Culture and Benefits

Dhelkaya Health is located on Dja Dja Wurrung country in regional Victoria. Just a short drive from Bendigo and easily accessed via public transport, the area is brimming with culture that blends the old with the new. Steeped in rich history, the town boasts a vibrant arts scene, historic architecture and is part of the Bendigo Region UNESCO City of Gastronomy.

Surrounded by scenic trails and a unique natural environment that includes historic goldfields, outdoor enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. Combined with a wide range of sporting clubs and outdoor recreation opportunities, the community offers a rich, diverse culture to enjoy.

From community events celebrating local festivals to grassroots initiatives fostering inclusivity and diversity, this is a place where people come together.At Dhelkaya Health, you'll enjoy all this and a flexible work environment with access to career development pathways that suit your life goals. You'll also benefit from:

• Stress-free parking: at no-cost close to your place of work.
• Salary packaging: to maximise your earnings with options to package meals, entertainment, rent/mortgage repayments, and more.
• Healthy and active lifestyle: through access to a free onsite gym and Fitness Passportmembership for your family to use in a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across the region
• Health and wellbeing: through a supported work environment that prioritises work-life balance and a health and well-being program that includes an Employee Assistance Program.
• Building meaningful connections: through the Dhelkaya Health Social Club and a variety of staff events and activities throughout the year held in a friendly, inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
• Home share - If lack of housing is stopping you from applying for a job here, consider Home share. It may help you get started at Dhelkaya Health. See this link for obligation free information.

https://dhelkayahealth.org.au/homeshare/

The successful applicant will be required to complete all relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check, WWCC and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check (as applicable), and comply with Dhelkaya Health's Vaccination Policy.

Our purpose and role at Dhelkaya Health is to be Healthier Together – we engage and empower individuals and community through the provision of empathetic inclusive and professional health services. We want a workforce who share our passion and purpose and is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.

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