Maintenance Officer

Uniting; Yamba; Hybrid; AUD 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-profit salary packaging

Uniform and laundry allowance

Flexible hybrid working

Fitness Passport access

Extra annual leave options

Employee discounts

Job summary

Uniting Yamba NSW seeks a Maintenance Officer/Skilled handyperson to maintain residents’ homes, land-based assets, plant and equipment. You will perform planned and unplanned tasks to support service delivery, ensuring safety and compliance.

The role requires good communication, knowledge of building legislation and WHS, and a current NSW driver’s license. Trade background is preferred but not essential. Not-for-profit salary packaging and other benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance roles is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of building legislation and WHS.
• Understanding obligations of contractors.
• Current NSW driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely maintenance to ensure safe and homelike environments.
• Communicate with residents, staff and families empathetically.
• Ensure work complies with corporate standards and WHS requirements.
• Undertake building/property maintenance tasks as needed.

Skills

Experience in similar role

Good communication

Legislation knowledge (buildings/WH&S)

Understanding contractor obligations

Current NSW driver’s license

Education

Trade background (preferred)

Tools

CMMS knowledge

Job description

Maintenance Officer/Skilled handyperson – Uniting Yamba NSW

• Great hourly rate of $31.51 + super + NFP salary packaging - take home more pay!
• Stable, and interesting role, helping maintain residents’ homes, make a difference!
• Laundry allowance also included

About us:

At Uniting, we believe in taking real steps to make the world a better place.

We work to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice.

As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of lifestyle choices, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

We are compassionate, Respectful, Imaginative and Bold.

About the opportunity:

An exciting opportunity exists for a Maintenance officer/skilled handyperson to ensure that all tasks are undertaken to support service delivery outcomes including the maintenance of the property and land-based assets, plant, and equipment.

Role responsibilities:

• To enable care and accommodation services to be provided in a safe, sustainable, and homelike environment through the timely undertaking of planned and unplanned maintenance
• Communicate effectively with residents, staff, and families, being empathetic and understanding of the needs of Uniting's aged residents.
• Ensure maintenance work undertaken is compliant with corporate standards and WHS.
• Undertake building/property maintenance tasks as necessary and in a timely manner. Such tasks may be routine or planned and/or reactive.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience in same or similar role highly desirable
• Good Communication & interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation that relates to buildings, workplace health, and safety.
• Trade background preferred but not essential
• Demonstrated ability to maintain buildings and equipment to be compliant with legislation and/or corporate standards.
• Understanding of obligations of contractors.
• Current NSW driver’s license.

Even Better:

• Demonstrated experience in a maintenance role preferably in an aged care /Retirement living setting
• Detailed knowledge of the application use of CMMS (Computerised maintenance management system) training can be provided

Benefits & Culture:

• Access to outstanding not-for-profit salary packaging, helping you pay less tax and take home more of your income. Better still, your full annual benefit is available from 1 April 2026, allowing you to maximise your tax savings from the start of the FBT year.
• Uniform and laundry allowance
• Flexible hybrid working.
• Access to Fitness Passport, providing discounted access to hundreds of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across Australia to help you live your best life.
• Additional paid leave options, including the opportunity to purchase extra annual leave.
• Exclusive employee discounts through our U Rewards program.
• The chance to do meaningful work every day for an organisation committed to inspiring people, enlivening communities, and confronting injustice.

For all enquiries, please contact Dina Oraha at ******@uniting.org

Please note that this role will require a Police check, NDIS worker check and functional assessments plus references. Uniting will assist you with these requirements and will reimburse for the NDIS workers check once approved.

About Uniting

Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services, and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

Empowered by diversity

At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value, it’s how we work. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, and identities and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, genders, and sexual orientations.

If you require adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know.

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