Maintenance & Gardening Assistant

rsllc; Goonellabah; On-site; AUD 21,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Job summary

RSL LifeCare is hiring a Maintenance & Gardening Assistant in Lismore to support our aged care homes. You will perform reactive and scheduled maintenance, help keep facilities in excellent condition, and contribute to creating welcoming outdoor spaces for residents.

Join a mission-driven team delivering quality care to veterans and seniors, with a supportive workplace that values safety, compliance, and resident-centred service.

Qualifications

• Experience in general maintenance and gardening.
• Current NSW driver's license.
• Ability to interact with elderly residents on a day-to-day basis.
• Valid Police Check or NDIS check prior to commencing.

Responsibilities

• Provide reactive and planned preventive maintenance.
• Maintain homes to the highest standard.
• Work in a busy team environment with no day the same.
• Work alongside contractors ensuring all work complies with requirements.
• Carry out general maintenance and repairs; patching & painting; replacing globes; basic building maintenance.
• Ensure paperwork and system processes are adhered to.
• Gardening: Maintain lawns, gardens, and outdoor areas.

Skills

Maintenance

Gardening

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Driving license (NSW)

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Maintenance & Gardening Assistant

Imagine a career filled with purpose and possibility

Competitive rates of pay

Imagine a career filled with purpose and possibility

Job Type: Permanent - Part Time - (2 days a week)

Location: Lismore

About Us:

At RSL LifeCare, our teams have the ability to make a big difference to the lives of veterans and seniors while they receive quality and compassionate care in our aged care homes. This is an opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation where you can have a huge positive impact and feel the personal and professional reward in return. At our core, RSL LifeCare provide care and services to veterans and seniors who live in our communities or who are receiving support at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.

About the Role:

• Work as part of a dynamic team to provide reactive and planned preventive maintenance
• Work to establish best practice and maintain homes to the highest standard
• Working in a Busy team environment with no day the same
• Working alongside contractors where relevant, ensuring all work carried out to compliance requirements
• Carrying out General maintenance and repairs; this may include patching & painting, replacing globes and all aspects of basic building maintenance
• Ensuring all paperwork, documentation and system processes are adhered to
• Gardening: Maintain lawns, gardens, and outdoor areas. Create an inviting atmosphere through landscaping.

Preferred Attributes:

• Previous experience in a maintenance role, aged care preferable but not necessary
• Strong problem solving abilities, attention to detail & excellent communication skills
• A current NSW driver's license
• Computer skills
• Ability to interact with the elderly residents on a day to day basis

It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid RSL LifeCare Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role. must be verified prior to commencing employment with RSL LifeCare.

Our commitment to diversity:

We are proud to stand for our unique values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart, and Act as One team. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

Location

RL Goonellabah