**Defence Caretaker Role**
Ventia’s Defence Services team are seeking an experienced and customer focused caretaker to work within a well-established team.
This live-in arrangement includes a house provided on site, with a 38-hour working week. However, there is also a requirement to be on call and/or work out of hours, including weekends when required.
The successful candidate will provide customer support to personnel using the facilities, ensuring they are safe, well maintained, and run smoothly.
They will assist in delivering and maintaining an exceptional service by providing out of hours and weekend range control function, operating and monitoring radio systems, and performing general non-technical maintenance and cleaning duties.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role, ideally within Defence or a similar operational environment. They must hold a valid Australian manual drivers' licence, current operational licences, and equipment tickets.
Additionally, they should possess excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, as well as computer literacy and basic report writing skills.
They must be able to work in a team environment and autonomously with minimal supervision, demonstrating the ability to stay motivated and organise competing demands and priorities.
**Required Skills and Qualifications**
* Previous experience in a similar role, ideally within Defence or a similar operational environment
* Valid Australian manual drivers' licence
* Hold current Operational licences and equipment tickets
* Experience with relevant tools, including power tools, chain saws, etc.
* Working knowledge of inventory control, stock management, and storage maintenance
* High level of navigational/orientation skills
* Experience in Range and/or Defence Land Management (highly desirable)
* Current certificate in Senior First Aid
* Bush firefighting qualifications desirable