Maintenance Officer - Marrickville | Patrick Minahan Village

Southern Crosscare Inc; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meal and entertainment benefits

Fitness Passport

Discounted private health insurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Ongoing Training and Development

LinkedIn Training

Job summary

Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) is seeking a Maintenance Officer to service Retirement Living Units across Marrickville, Thirroul, Kirrawee, Caringbah and Maroubra. The role involves hands-on maintenance, gardening, and coordinating with site teams to keep facilities safe and well-maintained.

The successful candidate will perform electrical, plumbing and carpentry tasks, manage preventative and reactive maintenance, and travel between locations as required.

Qualifications

• Basic general maintenance repairs (electrical & plumbing, carpentry and building)
• Gardening maintenance tasks (mowing, pruning, garden upkeep)
• WHS requirements and safe work practices

Responsibilities

• Provide basic general maintenance repairs across electrical, plumbing, carpentry and building tasks
• Carry out gardening maintenance including mowing and garden care
• Undertake Preventative Maintenance per calendar for locations
• Undertake Reactive Maintenance as directed across area
• Travel between locations as required and support site teams to ensure safe, well-maintained environments

Skills

Handyman skills

Gardening knowledge

WHS awareness

Education

Trade qualification (preferred)

Current driver’s license

Tools

Electrical

Plumbing

Carpentry

Job description

Maintenance Officer - Marrickville | Patrick Minahan Village

We have a long history of providing exceptional care that empowers older people to live a full life. As a not-for-profit aged care provider, we're able to invest in providing an exceptional experience to our clients as well as support and develop our frontline staff to achieve this.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary Packaging ($15,900), plus meal and entertainment benefit package to the value of $2,650
• Heart HQ - our Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) People Platform, packed with exclusive retail discounts, and features designed to help you celebrate, connect and succeed
• Fitness Passport - Discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family. Gain full access to nominated gyms, pools, health and leisure centres across NSW & ACT
• Discounted private health insurance
• Wellbeing initiatives such as Reward and Recognition Program, Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing Training and Development
• Linkedin Training - SCC's Senior Leaders and Support Office teamscan access adigital library of over 6000courses

The Role

Maintenance Officer- Full Time- 76 hours per fortnight- Company car provided

We are seeking a reliable and hands-onMaintenance Officerto workfull time in our Retirement Living Units across several Southern Cross Care facilities, including Marrickville, Thirroul, Kirrawee, Caringbah and Maroubra.

The role will work closely with site teams, Village Managers, Property and contractors to ensure maintenance is completed safely, efficiently and to an appropriate standard, supporting a safe and well-maintained environment for residents, staff and visitors. Good all round handyman skills are required as well as good general gardening knowledge to maintain the gardens and lawns.

The successful candidate will ensure that all tasks are undertaken to support service delivery outcomes including the maintenance of the property and land-based assets, plant and equipment.

• You will be responsible in providingbasicgeneral maintenance repairs (electrical &plumbing, carpentry and building)
• You will alsobe providinggardening maintenance tasks (sweeping, hosing, keeping the outside of buildings clean and tidy, mowing lawns, hedging and general garden maintenance)
• Undertake and oversee Preventative Maintenance relating to buildings, property and assets in accordance with the Planned Preventative Maintenance Calendar specific to each location.
• Undertake and oversee Reactive Maintenance relating to buildings, property and assets as directed across the designated area of responsibility
• Monitor and action all Maintenance works to ensure regulatory compliance across the designated area of responsibility.
• To Comply with and contribute to Work Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Ability and willingness to travel between Marrickville, Thirroul, Kirrawee, Caringbah and Maroubra as required.
• Current driver's license
• Trade qualification (highly preferred but not required)
• Knowledge of WHS requirements and safe work practices.
• Experience as a Maintenance Person in Retirement Living (preferred)
• Previous experience in either building, fitter and turner, welder or plumber (desirable)
• Physically capable to undertake the maintenance work which can involve mowing, pruning, use of battery-operated garden maintenance tools, use of ladders and some moderate to heavy lifting including put heavy wheelie bins out each week on the kerb-side for collection.

About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)

At SCC (NSW & ACT), people are at the heart of everything we do! We are a purpose-led, not-for-profit organisation empowering older people to ‘live life to the full’. We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence and offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care, retirement living and in-home care.

Join us at SCC (NSW & ACT), where your work is not just a job, but a journey filled with meaningful moments to make a tangible difference in the lives of those we support. Our commitment to your development is unwavering, and we work hard to ensure you are given ample opportunities to continually learn and grow.

SCC is an equal opportunity employer. Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, where employees feel valued and heard in a safe and respectful workplace, is a priority. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. We welcome people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island identity, as well as people of culturally diverse backgrounds, to apply.