• Brindabella Court & St David's Close Retirement Village
• Full-time and Permanent (negotiable)

Anglicare (NSW South, NSW West & ACT) currently operates a number of retirement villages with a dedicated team who enjoy a collaborative approach to providing affordable, independent living retirement living options for seniors with our residents being the central focus of our retirement communities.

Brindabella Court and St David's Close are retirement village where the dignity and value of each person is honoured, and where we genuinely care about our residents.

We are looking for a dedicated Gardener/Handyperson who would like to join our team and provide grounds and general maintenance support to over 65 residents living in self-care homes. The Villages are small communities comprising of 60 homes. Each village has small community centre and is supported by a small team of dedicated staff.

The work is varied with no two days ever the same. The ideal candidate will have a common sense approach to general grounds maintenance as well as general repair and maintenance tasks plus the ability to work with minimal supervision as well as part of a small team and very importantly have the personality and skills to interact with seniors.

The salary for this position is $29.50 per hour, plus 10.5% employer superannuation guarantee. Generous salary packaging benefits are available under Anglicare's PBI status which adds significant value to your take home pay. Anglicare also offers other benefits including additional personal leave and paid parental leave.

The position is nominally full time, but if you have the right skills and personality for this job and casual or part time work suits you better please feel free to apply or contact the Village Manager, Jan Craig on 0490 303 448 to discuss your circumstances and for all enquiries (during business hours).

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants are welcome to contact Brian DeVries, Manager Cultural Safety, on 0428 534 725 (during business hours) for assistance in applying for this position.

Applicants will be required to undertake the psychometric profiling instrument and must obtain a Working With Vulnerable People clearance through the Office of Regulatory Services (ACT) and undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to an offer of employment. Applicants may be required to provide evidence of full Covid vaccination status before an offer of employment will be made.

If you would like to join the Anglicare team, please click Apply Now to submit your written application addressing the key requirements.