Facility & Grounds Officer
Job Summary
- Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Waikerie
- WHD5 Health Ancillary Employee Regional Level 5 $71646.74 p.a. to $72675.99 p.a.
- Full time Ongoing Permanent
- Eligibility: Open to Everyone
About the Role:
Join our team as a Facility & Grounds Officer and play a hands-on role in keeping our health facility safe welcoming and well maintained. This varied position offers the opportunity to use and develop skills across maintenance groundskeeping carpentry painting plumbing and general repairs making a real difference to the environment for staff patients and visitors every day.
What Were Looking For:
Essential Criteria
- Relevant trade qualification or equivalent trade skills with experience in building and grounds maintenance.
- Demonstrated ability to safely use a wide range of power tools and maintenance equipment.
- Strong teamwork communication and customer service skills with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work independently use initiative manage priorities and meet deadlines.
- Sound knowledge of workplace safety risk management confidentiality and compliance with relevant legislation and policies.
Desired Criteria
- Completion of Year 11 with a current First Aid Certificate and forklift licence (or willingness to obtain).
- Demonstrated manual handling skills and the ability to perform physically demanding tasks safely.
- Previous experience working in a healthcare or similar operational environment.
About Us
The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network called RMCLHN for short supports more than 70000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark Paringa Berri Barmera Waikerie Loxton Pinnaroo Lameroo Karoonda Mannum Murray Bridge Tailem Bend Meningie Tintinara and Coonalpyn.Click herefor more information about working for RMCLHN.
- We will provide support both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
- Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work personal life and family commitments.
- Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
- Offer salary sacrifice benefitswatch a shortvideoabout what salary packaging is.
- Provide Relocation Support where information available fromSA Health Careers - Relocation support
- Join RMCLHNs Corporate and Administration Professionals Team(video)
Applicant Information
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent culturally diverse backgrounds members of the LGBTIQASB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:
Check(s)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
- Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 941530
Enquiries
Murray Dalgleish
Director of Nursing and Midwifery
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Application Closing Date
30 June 2026 - 11.55PM
Attachments
WHD5 - Facility and Griounds Officer - Waikerie - Role
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority