Maintenance Assistance - Gardener

Job Description:

About the Opportunity:

We are looking for a special kind of person a St Vincents kind of person. Someone who puts compassion connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

We are looking for a Maintenance Assistant - Gardening to support and tend to our beautiful gardens at SVCS Toowoomba. This is a great opportunity to not only maintain the grounds but to connect and collaborate closely with the residents

Located in a quiet leafy neighbourhood St Vincents Care Services Toowoomba is set in lovely landscaped courtyards and gardens with local parklands shopping entertainment and medical and transport services just a few minutes away.

We are seeking a friendly reliable team member who enjoys working in the garden and has landscaping experience. Applicants must have sound knowledge of gardening - pruning planting cultivating and maintaining gardens beds and lawns including weeding spraying and propagating plants. Other duties include garden edging raking and sweeping of leaves and nuts paths general cleaning of courtyards rotundas lift foyers and handrails.

This position also requires that the successful applicant support and cover leave when the maintenance team need assistance.

This is a Permanent Part Time/ opportunity 30 hours per week

Whats on your CV is important but whats in your heart matters more.

Because at St Vincents kindness works for us.

Things that work for us:

• Gardening and landscaping duties

• Cleaning and maintaining village grounds courtyards paths ramps and rotundas

• Ability to perform general maintenance tasks

• Handyman skills

• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to problem solve and serve the community

• Ability to prioritise own schedule of activities

• Experience working with older and vulnerable people

• Excellent communication skills

• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (within 6 months).

• NDIS Worker Screening Check will be a requirement of this role.

Things that work for you:

• Competitive salary packaging options up to $15990 Novated leasing plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2650 per annum

• Opportunity to work for the nations largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider with a rapidly growing and progressive vision

• Friendly team environment with a great community spirit

• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service

• No cost uniforms and training

• Free annual flu vaccination

• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

Why become part of the St Vincents Care family

Our spiritual and hospital-based heritage has taught us that wellness is about more than medical needs. Its about building a true partnership around trust and respect. Thats why we take a person-centred approach delivering holistic individual care that achieves wellbeing for mind body and spirit.

At St Vincents we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the important of creating a work environment that is welcome safe fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

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