He Hospital:
The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
For further Information on RCH is available here.
The Role:
We are currently seeking a permanent part time Cleaner to work 60hrs per fortnight - 6 hour shifts, 5 days per week - Monday to Friday (30 hours per week) - working hours between 8.30am to 5pm (some flexibility will be provided).
You will be responsible for:
· Ensuring appropriate standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the facilities of the RCH Mental Health Travancore campus, consistent with Infection Control guidelines, policy and according to Cleaning Standards for Victorian Health Facilities (commercial or medical cleaning experience is required)
· Vehicle delivery and pickup of items required for our Royal Children's Hospital mental health office locations in a safe and timely manner (training will be provided for this work)
Your well-developed written and verbal communication skills combined with your interpersonal skills are required to work within a team environment. Your customer focus, initiative and attention to detail will enable you to provide a high-level service to consumers, families and RCH staff.
Classification for this position will be JJ9 - $53,508.00 per annum pro rata, plus superannuation.
What you'll achieve:
Commitment to service excellence
Ability to establish and maintain a good working relationship with a diverse team
Cleaning internal buildings and external areas in accordance with the cleaning standards for Victorian health facilities. This includes but not limited to:
· Vacuuming, mopping, dusting, wiping down surfaces, using of industrial chemicals and equipment, rubbish removal, cleaning of bathroom amenities and kitchen area, ordering of cleaning stock, maintain cleaning equipment, some cleaning of outdoor areas is required
Driving an automatic company fleet vehicle between our mental health outpatient sites and other supplier locations as required
· Vehicle transportation of RCH equipment and maintenance of courier fleet car
· Transporting of items across these sites including - mail, stores items, medical records, computer equipment and other items as required
Your skills and experience
· Demonstrated previous cleaning experience is essential: commercial, hospital or office environment.
· This is an office environment (non-clinical) and not located at the main hospital building
· Knowledge and experience of infection control principles and procedures and the ability to safely handle commercial chemicals (essential)
· A clean and current full drivers' licence for the State of Victoria (up to 1.25 tonnes) - (essential)
· Basic computer skills, well developed written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to provide great customer service (essential)
· Ability to work closely with other Environmental Service Officers, sharing the workload and effectively communicate to achieve results
To view the Position Description, please click here .
About the Department
RCH Mental Health comprises hospital-based (Parkville) and community services. This includes multidisciplinary outpatient teams which are based at Travancore, Sunshine/Brimbank and Tarneit.
What we offer:
· Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
· Culture of continuous improvement
Other requirements:
· Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
· Valid Working with Children Check
· Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure
Application process
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
For more information about this position, please contact Mariam Gredelj, Administration Coordinator Ph:03 9345 6011 Email: admin.travancore@rch.org.au>
If you think you possess the right skills and experience we encourage you to apply on our website now!
Appointment is subject to a satisfactory Police Check, Working with Children Check and required driver's licence