Facilities Management Trades Assistant

the original; Canberra; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Flexible working conditions

Health Facilities Allowance

Access to onsite cafes, staff canteen,

Onsite amenities

Job summary

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is offering a full-time, permanent Building Trade Assistant role in Canberra. You will support planned and reactive maintenance activities, assist with essential works and minor repairs, and help maintain safety and cleanliness across plantrooms and workshops.

Working under the Workshop Senior and Facilities Operations Manager, you’ll coordinate with diverse teams, document work orders, and follow WHS procedures to ensure safe operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management or construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Support essential works and minor repairs that do not require trade qualifications.
• Undertake general cleaning duties in plantrooms and workshops and assist with relocations of equipment.

Job description

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Building Trade Assistant (PN 25231)
Salary: $85,255 - $96,019 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Allowances: Health Facilities $ P.A.
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Facilities Management
Closing Date: 3rd September 2026

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Normal operating hours of 7:00am to 3:57pm
• Working a 9 day fortnight with an ADO.
• Additional Health Facilities Allowance.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Free onsite parking
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

Do you enjoy rolling up your sleeves, solving problems and helping keep facilities operating at their best? If you're safety-focused, organised and enjoy working with a variety of stakeholders, we want to hear from you.

Under limited direction of the Workshop Senior, you will support planned and reactive maintenance activities in line with priorities set by the Workshop Senior and Facilities Operations Manager at Canberra Hospital. This varied role involves assisting with essential works, general maintenance activities and minor repairs that do not require trade qualifications, while supporting FM deliverables through collaboration with a diverse range of workshops and Senior Staff. You will also undertake general cleaning duties within plantrooms and workshops, assist with minor relocations of equipment and furniture, maintain high standards of safety and cleanliness, and ensure all report sheets, work orders, logbooks and test certificates are completed accurately. By following defined WH&S and injury management policies and procedures, you will play an important role in maintaining a safe working environment for yourself and others.

We are seeking someone with strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and a well-organised approach to managing competing priorities. You will bring excellent attention to detail and a sound knowledge of WHS and safety requirements within a facilities management or construction environment.

Please note that selection may be based on written application and referee reports only.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‑based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Cameron Neil at *** or at ************@act.gov.au.