* Join a respectful, collaborative, and supportive team culture
About the role:
BaptistCare Bethel in Albany is an 85-bed aged care facility dedicated to providing high-quality, person‐centred care in a warm and homelike environment. Our Housekeepers play an essential role in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming space for residents, contributing to their comfort, dignity, and overall wellbeing.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, this role involves performing a variety of cleaning and laundry duties, assisting with the movement of furniture and bins, and helping to keep household areas tidy and organised. A key focus is partnering with residents to take part in daily household tasks, promoting their independence, choice, and sense of purpose.
The housekeeper also follows infection control, food safety, and workplace health and safety standards, ensuring all equipment and chemicals are used safely and correctly. Effective communication and teamwork are essential, as the role involves engaging respectfully with residents, families, staff, and volunteers. Through this work, the housekeeper contributes to a caring and supportive environment where residents can truly feel at home.
Roster:
The role offers a weekday shift from 07:30 to 13:30 or 7:30-13:00pm, with flexibility on which days between Monday and Friday.
Why Join Us?
At BaptistCare, we value our employees and foster a positive, inclusive work environment. We offer competitive salaries, tax‐free salary packaging up to $18,550*, discounted gym memberships, and novated car leasing. Enjoy work‐life balance with flexible arrangements and additional leave options. Benefit from our health and well‐being initiatives, including free counseling, spiritual support, and nutrition advice. Advance your career with study assistance up to $3,000 per year and access to learning and development programs and courses like LinkedIn Learning!
About You
You are able to manage a busy and physically demanding workload while remaining flexible and responsive to changing priorities. You have strong attention to detail, time management skills, and the ability to follow instructions accurately.
You approach your work with a person‐centred mindset, engaging meaningfully with residents and treating the aged care population with genuine empathy, respect, and understanding. You work well in a team and are committed to providing a customer‐focused service.
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
* Previous experience in cleaning and using chemicals.
* Previous experience working with food.
* Experience in a similar role is highly desirable.
* Ability to manage demanding workloads and adapt to changing priorities.
* Strong comprehension, attention to detail, and time management.
* Personable with empathy and enjoyment in working with older people.
* Ability to engage residents through a person‐centred approach.
* Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health principles.
* Teamwork and commitment to quality, customer‐focused service.
About Us
BaptistCare is a leading purpose‐led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.
We know that life's challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.
That's what we work towards every day – enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.
Successful candidates will be subject to a variety of background checks including a national criminal history check, reference checks and, if applicable, WWCC, NDIS worker screening check and a pre‐employment medical.
BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all
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