About the role

Join selectability as a facility and maintenance officer in Aurukun, where your role is essential in maintaining a safe, well-kept, and welcoming environment for aged care recipients. You’ll be responsible for grounds and facility upkeep, ensuring outdoor areas and communal spaces remain clean, functional, and inviting.

Beyond maintaining the grounds, you’ll also assist with delivering meals on wheels and provide general support to recipients, helping them feel comfortable and cared for. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to combine practical maintenance duties with community service, making a positive impact on the lives of older persons and persons living with a disability.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• ensure outdoor spaces, gardens, and communal areas remain clean, well-maintained, and safe
• perform basic maintenance tasks, such as minor repairs and general upkeep of the facility
• assist with meal deliveries, ensuring recipients receive nutritious meals on time
• provide practical support and engage with recipients to enhance their living experience
• follow health and safety guidelines to maintain a secure environment for staff and recipients

If you have a passion for facility care, outdoor maintenance, and supporting the community, we’d love to hear from you!

About you

To be considered for this rewarding role you will have:

• experience in groundskeeping, facility maintenance, or a similar role
• a genuine passion for supporting aged care residents
• strong organisational and time management skills
• the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• a commitment to health, safety, and cleanliness standard
• strong cultural awareness and understanding of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures and the issues which impact upon them in society
• a commitment to best practice
• the ability to work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and individuals

Role Requirements

• out of hours work may be required from time to time
• current nationally recognised first aid and CPR certificates (or ability to obtain)
• a Positive Notice Working with Children (blue card) (or the ability to obtain prior to commencement)
• a current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (or the ability or obtain prior to commencement)
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module "Quality, Safety & You" completion certificate (or the ability or obtain prior to commencement)
• a current minimum P1 "C" class Queensland drivers licence

About the offer

The facility and maintenance officer is a full-time position based in Aurukun.  

We offer a range of benefits including:

• above award wages
• up to $15,900 FBT salary packaging benefits
• 50% discounted training via our RTO 
• access to fitness passport
• flexible working arrangements 
• career pathways and opportunities for development
• employee assistance program offering confidential counselling support for employees 

Applying

If you are passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and qualifications.

If you would like more information, please contact selectability's HR officer Josh Cannon on 0499 605 169 or by email HRCorporate@selectability.com.au

 About us

selectability is a not-for-profit charity with a primary focus of improving mental wellbeing and contributing to suicide prevention across regional Queensland.

We believe everyone has the right to access high-quality supports locally and have recently expanded our services to include child safety, and residential aged care in the Lower Gulf.

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.