Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.

Working with Southern Cross Care means you are valued, supported, and rewarded. Our Bee Well program gives you great discounts on groceries, travel, and health insurance, plus resources to boost your wellbeing. You will also enjoy salary packaging to help you take home more pay while building a career that makes a real difference.

Permanent Full Time Position 

Fortnightly shared on-call roster for after-hours emergencies

About the role

• Maintenance Execution: Performs general facility maintenance, including reactive tasks, light refurbishments, and emergency repairs.
• Management & Compliance: Oversees all in-house and contracted maintenance schedules and records to meet Aged Care Standards and legal requirements.
• Team Support: Provides training, guidance, and first-level administrative support to the Property Maintenance Officer.
• Emergency Response: Participates in a fortnightly shared on-call roster for after-hours emergencies.

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to the position description.

About you

The successful candidate will have the following;

• Essential: Current driver’s license.
• Experience & Knowledge: Beneficial to have building/trade knowledge, experience with Aged Care standards, and familiarity with maintenance logs and preventative schedules.
• Skills: Strong customer service focus, effective communication, computer literacy, and the ability to work autonomously.
• Attributes: Integrity, resilience, a problem-solving approach, and a commitment to person-centred care.
• Desirable: Building trade qualifications, project management skills, and leadership experience.

About us

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your wellbeing and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.

Apply online: careers.southerncrosscare.com.au/jobs/search

Enquiries: careers@southerncrosscare.com.au

Applications close: 10 July 2026 at 3pm