Environmental Services Attendant - Project Team

Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH); City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 48,157 - 58,858; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

The Royal Children’s Hospital is seeking an Environmental Service Attendant to maintain a clean and safe environment across clinical and non-clinical areas. You will follow Infection Control guidelines and Cleaning Standards for Victorian Health Facilities, reporting to the Environmental Services Supervisor.

This full-time role runs 80 hours per fortnight, Monday to Friday, 6:30am to 3:00pm, with focus on patient and staff safety and high-quality service.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of infection control principles and procedures.
• Well-developed communication skills (verbal and written).
• Previous experience in a hospital setting desirable.
• Ability to adapt to a multifunctional and diverse environment.
• Willingness to undertake required training.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to resolve conflict professionally.
• Capability to build and maintain good working relationships with a diverse team.
• Physically fit for manual work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and safe environment across clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Adhere to Infection Control guidelines and Cleaning Standards for Victorian Health Facilities.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families and staff; work within a team across hospital locations.

Skills

Infection control

Communication

Hospital experience

Teamwork

Training readiness

Attention to detail

Physically fit

Job description

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The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further information on RCH is available here.

About the Role

This is an ongoing Full-Time position at 80 hours per fortnight within the Environmental Service Attendant Project team.

• Monday to Friday: 6:30am – 3:00pm

As an Environmental Service Attendant, you will play a crucial role in maintaining a clean and safe environment across both clinical and non‑clinical areas of the hospital. Reporting to the Environmental Services Supervisor, you will ensure that your practices adhere to Infection Control guidelines and the Cleaning Standards for Victorian Health Facilities.

In this role you will ensure that your work aligns with Infection Control guidelines and Cleaning Standards for Victorian Health Facilities. Your well‑developed written and verbal communication skills combined with your interpersonal skills will provide you with the ability to work within a team environment in varying locations throughout the hospital. Your customer focus and attention to detail will enable you to provide a high‑level service to patients, families and colleagues.

Classification for this position IN19 (FTE base salary $53,508 per annum, plus superannuation).

What you’ll achieve

• Commitment to service excellence
• High attention to detail

Your skills and experience

• Knowledge of infection control principles and procedures
• Well‑developed communication skills (verbal and written)
• Previous experience in a hospital setting desirable
• Ability to adapt to a multifunctional and diverse environment
• Willingness to undertake required training
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to resolve conflict professionally
• Capability to build and maintain good working relationships with a diverse team
• Physically fit for manual work

If this sounds like you, view the position description.

About the Department

Support Services began life back in 2007 growing out of the old Environmental Services Department to become one of the largest single departments in the hospital with over 220 staff.

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ability to join Fitness Passport – Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

Other requirements

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation – Prevention of Vaccine‑Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately; we encourage you to apply promptly!

For more information about this position please contact Saron Mogese, Coordinator Ph: 03 9345 4176 Email: [e-mail]

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world‑class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging and an award‑winning health and wellbeing programme.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button.