Maintenance Officer - Ballarat Retirement village

We’re looking for a confident and friendly Maintenance Officer to join the Ballarat retirement village team on a permanent, part time  basis. 

As part of our Ballarat team, you will use your skills and experience to engage with residents and make sure we can focus on delivering high quality care. You will be tasked with undertaking various odd jobs including but not limited to general building and facility maintenance or maintaining and improving the site grounds to create a homely environment.

We are looking for an experienced individual who has the ability to carry out minor repairs and general maintenance in and around the care home for our wonderful residents, and some gardening duties at the Carer Home.

In this role you will:

• Be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the facility.
• Make best use of all resources.
• Keep current records of works completed and meet all compliance requirements.
• Management of contractors whilst on site.

The successful applicant will have:

• Sound organisational and planning skills, with the ability to priorities tasks accurately. 
• Good communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• Strong ability to problem solve.
• Ideally you will have 1-3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Vocational or technical training is preferred 
• Ability to effectively and safely use power tools and maintenance equipment.
• A friendly, positive approached to aged care and great interpersonal skills. 
• A “can do” attitude with flexibility to adjust to situations.

We are one of New Zealand’s leading health and care organisations, part of the global Bupa group. We have a strong commitment to helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives. 

  The NZ Government has mandated that workers in the health and disability sector must receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine by 15 November 2021 and their second dose by 1  January 2022. Due to this mandate, we’ll need to collect evidence of your Pfizer vaccinations during our recruitment process.