Environmental Services Assistant

Tallangatta Health Service; Tallangatta; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Job stability

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing programs

Rural environment

Job summary

Tallangatta Health Service is seeking an Environmental Services Assistant to ensure clean and safe environments across our health service, including aged care units and wards. You will follow duty lists, perform vacuuming, mopping, disinfection, restocking and laundry tasks as required.

The role operates on a casual basis, with a 7-day roster from Monday to Sunday and shifts between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm. Remuneration aligns with Victorian public sector rates at $26-$28 per hour plus 25% casual

Qualifications

• You are motivated to maintain clean and safe hospital environments.
• Ability to follow duty lists and schedules precisely.
• Commitment to infection control and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centered cleaning services.
• Complete tasks in line with duty lists and schedules.
• Follow health, safety, and cleaning standards including safe chemical handling.
• Monitor storage, records and documentation for compliance.
• Support infection control policies and guidelines.

Skills

Cleaning

Customer service

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

The primary role of an Environmental Services Assistant is to ensure environments across the Health Service are clean and safe. This includes, but is not limited to, Residential Aged Care units, wards, administrative spaces and common areas.

Daily tasks are completed in line with duty list/ schedules and may include vacuuming, mopping, disinfecting surfaces, restocking consumables and laundry tasks (as required).

Key Responsibilities include:

• Delivering high-quality, person-centered cleaning services.
• Completing cleaning tasks in line with duty lists and schedules.
• Following health, safety, food hygiene and cleaning standards, including safe chemical handling and Material Safety Data Sheets requirements.
• Promote and comply with THS Infection Control Policies, Department of Health Guidelines and Australian Standards.
• Monitor records, practices, chemical storage and documentation to ensure regulatory compliance.

We are seeking staff to join us on a casual basis. Details include:

• Working on a 7-day roster from Monday to Sunday.
• There are day and afternoon shifts with hours of work between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm.
• Renumeration is in line with the Victorian Public Sector Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement with range of $26- $28/hr plus 25% casual loading.
• Employee onboarding, training and orientation program

About you

You are motivated and want to make a difference in the lives of our consumers, and to support them to live life to their potential, you will also have the following;

• A positive, “can-do” attitude with excellent work ethic
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Ability to be flexible, demonstrate initiative and work effectively in a team environment and individually
• Adaptable to change and have a commitment to continuous quality improvement

All appointments are made subject to the required security screening including National Criminal History, NDIS Worker Screening checks andan immunisation status appropriate to the role.

About Us

Tallangatta Health Service is a 61 bed, small rural public health service providing a mix of acute, sub-acute, aged care residential, and community services to Tallangatta and the surrounding district. We pride ourselves on being a consumer-focused progressive 4-5 Star Rated provider of care to our community, patients and residents with a multidisciplinary focus.

• Supportive, committed multidisciplinary small team
• Job stability and support for career development
• Professional Employee Assistance Program
• Health and Wellbeing programs
• Idyllic, rural environment overlooking Lake Hume

Interested?

Our organisation encourages all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, LGBTQI and people from diverse backgrounds.