Services Staff - Cleaner

Mercy Aged and Community Care Ltd; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercy Health is seeking a dedicated, part-time care services worker at Mercy Place Cairns to maintain a clean, safe facility and support resident wellbeing. The role is 26 hours per week and paid as per the EBA.

You’ll bring strong time management, organisational and communication skills, a compassionate approach, and a collaborative spirit. Police Check or NDIS screening is required or in progress. Mercy Health offers security, stability and meaningful opportunities across Australia.

Qualifications

• Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills.
• Compassionate, flexible and positive approach to patient care.
• Ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a team.
• Evidence of, or in the process of obtaining, a Police Record Check or NDIS worker screening.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent part-time Hours: 26 hours per week - fixed shifts Salary: As per EBA Location: Mercy Place Cairns (Bethlehem)

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

• 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.

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 acknowledgement 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.

Mercy Health Australia is renowned for its unwavering commitment to providing compassionate and patient-centered health services and aged care services.

If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us!

Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development. Mercy Health employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need.

We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.