Your Contribution
The Grounds/Maintenance Attendant is responsible for performing a wide range of general site maintenance tasks across various TAIHS locations. This includes upkeep and care of yard spaces, ensuring the grounds are clean, safe, and well-maintained. The role involves tasks such as landscaping, lawn care, litter collection, minor repairs, and ensuring that all outdoor areas are in excellent condition. The Grounds/Maintenance Attendant plays a key role in maintaining the overall appearance and functionality of TAIHS sites, contributing to a safe and pleasant environment for staff, visitors, and community members.
Duties & Responsibilities
* Maintain the gardens on TAIHS sites by routinely mowing, weeding, leaf clearing, spraying of chemicals, trimming trees and edges
* Manual watering, hand-watering plants, shrubs, and trees, ensuring they receive adequate hydration
* Irrigation Systems, setting up and maintaining drip irrigation, sprinklers, or soaker hoses
* Water Management, ensuring that plants get the right amount of water based on seasonal needs
* Maintain service equipment – Repairing gardening tools and machinery such as lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, and sprayers
* Minor maintenance of outdoor structures, ensuring paths, driveways, fences and gates are in good condition
* Safely operate mowers, basic hand and power tools
* Safety – Monitoring and repairing possible hazards in outdoor areas (e.g. uneven pavements or fallen branches)
* Develop any new gardens agreed upon with the Department/ Program Manager
* Maintain gutters, walkways, ensuring safe access for clients, staff and visitors
* Keep TAIHS sites in a clean presentable state
* Remove all rubbish from the area, ensuring that bins are ready for collection and rubbish is stored in a sanitary manner
* Keep TAIHS sites in a vermin free state, working closely with other staff to implement best practices in Vermin Control
* Ensure that clients and staff wear the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), for the task being undertaken
* Ensure plant and equipment is used in a safe manner and in accordance with its intended use
* Perform routine maintenance on facilities and carry out repairs as needed in consultation with the Asset, Facilities & Infrastructure Manager
* Prepare facilities for changing weather events
* Complete and submit maintenance requests/reports as required
* Assist Maintenance Officer – Moving of furniture/ storage items, dropping off and picking up fleet vehicles, meeting contractors on site
* Other duties when directed by the Asset, Facilities & Infrastructure Manager which may relate to special functions or activities, preparation of grounds and building functions
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE are strongly encouraged to apply for this role
Why work for TAIHS
TAIHS provides access to an employee assistance program and access to learning and development opportunities. Your employment experience with TAIHS will include work-life balance with competitive salary and benefits, leave entitlements, career progression opportunities and the chance to make a difference to the people and communities.
TAIHS is committed to building an inclusive culture that respects and promotes human rights and diversity. The position involves working with a multicultural organisation where the majority of employees, clients and stakeholders identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Employees demonstrate an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people communicate effectively and empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
tions, people with a disability, and those with family responsibilities to apply.
To Apply:
Please read the current Position Description here
You must submit the below documentation;
* CV/Resume
* One page cover letter detailing how you will achieve success in the position
Applications Close: Monday March 16th at 5pm
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