Grounds & Community Caretaker (Part-Time)

Oak Tree Retirement Villages; Brisbane; Vor Ort; AUD 30.000 - 47.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Oak Tree Retirement Villages Victoria Point in Queensland seeks a part-time Grounds / Maintenance Assistant to support the Village Manager. The role covers grounds upkeep, waste management, and basic repairs to keep the village safe and welcoming for residents.

You will perform mowing, edging, weeding, watering, general tidying, and assist with maintenance tasks and setting up community spaces. Candidates should have grounds maintenance experience, be able to operate light equipment, and hold

Qualifikationen

• Excellent people and communication skills.
• Previous grounds maintenance experience is essential.
• Formal trade qualifications or practical work experience.
• Ability to operate light equipment.
• Ability to operate role-related tools.
• Police Check may be requested.

Aufgaben

• Grounds maintenance including mowing, edging, weeding, trimming/pruning.
• Seasonal spraying, top dressing and fertilizing of lawns as required.
• General tidying of the village (whipper snipping, hedging, weed control).
• Watering of lawns and gardens as required.
• Disposal of garden waste and waste management for the village.
• Cleaning of waste disposal bins and support maintenance schedules.
• Set up and reconfiguration of Community Centre for Oak Tree events.
• Assist Village Manager with operations, marketing and sales activities.

Kenntnisse

People skills

Communication

Grounds maintenance

Light equipment

Tool operation

Ausbildung

Formal trade qualifications

Tools

Light equipment

General tools

Jobbeschreibung

Oak Tree Retirement Villages – Victoria Point QLD

Oak Tree Group specializesin providing affordable and secure independent living communities for seniors throughout Australia. Our focus is on building small villages that combine residential and recreational facilities in an environment where residents can form new friendships, be part of a safe community and still live independently.

About the role:

You will report to theVillage Manager and will be required to provide assistance to the village to create a welcoming, caring, and safe village community. This role is part-time working 30 hours (Monday-Friday).

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Grounds / Maintenance Role

Ground maintenance including mowing, edging, weeding, trimming/pruning.

Seasonal spraying, top dressing and fertilizing of lawns (as required).

General tidying of the village (whipper snipping, hedging, weed control)

Watering of lawns and gardens as required.

Disposal of garden waste.

Waste management for the village (including garbage and recycle collection).

Cleaning of waste disposal bins.

Support the planned maintenance schedule for the village i.e pressure cleaning, gutter cleaning, garden mulching as required.

General repairs and maintenance as required.

Other Duties

Set up and reconfiguration of the Community Centre to support Oak Tree events.

Other such irregular duties as may be required to assist the Village Manager in the operations, marketing and sales activities of the village.

Ensure personal protective equipment is used when required

To be considered for this role you will have:

Excellent people and communication skills

Previous experience in grounds maintenance (essential)

Formal trade qualifications or practical work experience

Ability to operate light equipment

Ability to operate tools required for role

Police Check (Can be requested at any time)

Please submit your resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. We look forward to hearing from you!

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