Maintenance Officer

Eldercare is a leading not-for-profit aged care provider in South Australia with 1800 employees. Our workplace culture embraces teamwork, innovation and a dedication to our purpose of delivering peace of mind with our care.

Eldercare is seeking a part time Maintenance Officer (Property Services Officer) 3 days week to provide essential professional maintenance services across Eldercare's residential aged care facilities and Retirement Living units at Minlaton and Maitland.

The Role

• Provide excellent customer service to our residents, staff, and visitors
• Work as part of a small local and larger state-based property team
• Carry out a variety of hands-on duties across our two Yorke Peninsula sites
• Carry out a variety of hands on programmed and reactive maintenance duties including gardening, painting, minor plumbing and building repairs
• Electrical Testing and Tagging (Training will be provided)
• Minor repairs to wheelchairs, beds, and various resident equipment
• Assist in overseeing compliance relating to fire safety and accreditation
• Supervise external contractors and ensure quality service and compliance from them

About You

• Previous, relevant experience
• Self-starter with excellent time management skills and able to prioritise work
• A pleasant, friendly, and helpful approach with a positive and can-do attitude and a willingness to learn
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop positive working relationships
• Current Driver's Licence
• Basic Computer Skills

What we offer

• Salary packaging – Not-For-Profit options available
• Flexible working hours and days to suit your lifestyle
• All tools of trade provided – uniform, mobile phone, laptop/PC, workshop tools
• Training and skills development
• Consistent, regular hours
• Work/life balance
• Great team environment with variety in the role
• Onsite parking
• An opportunity to contribute to the care and quality of life for our residents

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Scott Cowie on 0408 877 639 or scott.cowie@eldercare.net.au or click apply and submit your resume.

To view the Job and Person Specification for this role please click here.

To work for Eldercare, you are required to have a police clearance valid for working in aged care (vulnerable) and clearance needs to be less than 12 months since date of issue.

As per Eldercare’s Employee Immunisation Policy, all Eldercare employees are required to:

• Be vaccinated against seasonal influenza by no later than 1 June each year
• Be vaccinated against COVID-19 as per current ATAGI guidelines

Eldercare welcomes and respects the diversity that our residents, staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are included and respected.

Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, staff and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe.

Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of gender‑based violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.

All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.

Eldercare is proud to provide a smoke-free environment across all sites.