Services Staff - Cleaner

Mercy Health Australia; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 38,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercy Health Australia in Cairns is seeking a part-time healthcare support role to help maintain the Mercy Place Cairns facility and deliver patient-centred care. The position is 26 hours per week with fixed shifts, and the salary follows the applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.

You will bring compassion, reliability and strong time management to a supportive, values-driven team committed to high-quality care. Ready to contribute to better patient outcomes?

Qualifications

• Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills.
• Compassionate, flexible and positive approach to patient care.
• Ability to build respectful relationships and work in a collaborative team.
• Evidence of or being able to obtain: Police Check or NDIS worker screening.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the facility is cleaned and maintained per prescribed routines and infection control guidelines.
• Deliver exceptional patient-centred care and support with daily care tasks.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment and adapt to changing needs.

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent part-time

Hours: 26 hours per week - fixed shifts

Salary: As per EBA

Location: Mercy Place Cairns (Bethlehem)

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: Zubair Coovadia, [e-mail]

Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

To ensure the facility is cleaned and maintained in accordance with prescribed routines and in line with infection control guidelines.

What you'll bring

You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check or NDIS worker screening.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.