
Maintenance Officer - Handyperson
Department of Health Tasmania
Posted 3 days ago
The Team:
Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) is Tasmania’s largest hospital, and environmental services is the driving force behind cleanliness and infection control at the RHH. In accordance with established guidelines, systems and processes, the Handyperson will provide an efficient and effective maintenance, gardening and handyperson service to the RHH and satellite sites as directed.
All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our patients, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.
The Role:
The role involves conducting regular maintenance tasks across departmental sites, including pressure cleaning, steam cleaning, carpet cleaning, weed spraying and glass cleaning. It also encompasses gardening responsibilities such as maintaining shrubs, flowers, and lawns, pruning, spraying, feeding, and fertilizing both outdoor and indoor plants, including those in clinical areas. Additional duties include washing walls and ceilings, as well as removing, cleaning, and replacing air vents and light covers. Actively engage in the organisation’s Quality & Safety and Work Health & Safety processes by contributing to safety system development, improvement initiatives, safeguarding vulnerable individuals, and related training.
You will need:
- Demonstrated competence and experience in the execution of gardening/handyperson and cleaning maintenance tasks and the operation of appropriate machinery.
- Capacity to exercise initiative and judgment in the resolution of day to day problems.
- Effective time management, planning and organisational skills which will enable services to be met
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
Permanent full time, shift worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.
Salary: $63,110 to $66,049 per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
- Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022
Salary Packaging
You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Benefits available to eligible candidates:
- Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
- Current Driver’s Licence
*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
- Maintenance Officer - Handyperson OHO2 South DL (word)
Application Guide:
- Department of Health - Applicant Guide (word)
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Nathan Bernhardt
Phone number: 03 6166 8211
Email address: [email protected]
*Closing Date 3 August 11:55pm.
About Department of Health Tasmania
Public Health Services works to improve and protect the health and wellbeing for all Tasmanians.
We work with many people and organisations across a wide range of areas and at all levels of government to:
◾protect Tasmanians from public and environmental health hazards
◾prevent and reduce chronic (long-term) conditions at the population level
◾help people achieve their best possible health.
We assess and manage public health risks including environmental health, radiation protection and communicable diseases.
We also monitor the health status of Tasmanians to help inform decision-making and health priorities.
We work by setting polices and delivering or funding programs that aim to improve rates of physical activity and good nutrition, ensure healthy environments, and reduce the harms from tobacco.
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