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Maintenance Officer | St Stephens Hospital Employment Term: Permanent Part Time Opportunity Available (4 days pw/32 hrs) Location: St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay, QLD Remuneration: $39.57 - $41.08 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay) Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found. Make a meaningful difference with St Stephens Private Hospital At St Stephens Hospital, we are Australias first fully digital hospital, giving the Wide Bay community access to one of the countrys most advanced healthcare facilities. An innovative non-for-profit regional hospital, we offer access to the best specialists with minimal waiting for advanced treatment and remain focused on making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and surrounding community. We offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric, Gynaecology, Respiratory, Haematology, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery. Your part in our St Stephens team Required Maintenance Officers are responsible for a variety of preventative, scheduled and reactive requests to maintain and service UCH property, including buildings, grounds, infrastructure and equipment within the scope of their trade. Maintenance Officers will demonstrate a broad skillset to perform activities required and work individually or as part of a team. Work undertaken will be conducted to the highest standards of repair, presentation and hygiene. You will: Support with repairs, preventative maintenance and refurbishments General grounds upkeep, landscaping - overseeing any external contractors Develop and deliver Summer and Winter gardening programs General maintenance programs over the course of the year. What makes a difference for us? Experience in general building, plant and equipment maintenance Experience in gardening/landscape/grounds maintenance, including knowledge of herbicides, pesticides and safe work practices Relevant Trade Qualifications or Certificate in Facilities, Building or Construction Current Australian drivers license Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment What makes a difference for you? NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others Wed love you to be part of our UnitingCare family By joining our Hospitals, youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, were a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephens Hospital, and St Andrews War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness. Child safe, Child friendly UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur Diversity & Inclusion Our approach is simple everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. Safe workplace We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety. #J-18808-Ljbffr