Permanent Full Time 

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.

About the role

The Property Maintenance Officer is responsible for remedial and preventative maintenance across Southern Cross Care’s portfolio, which includes residential facilities, retirement villages, and corporate buildings.

• Maintenance Duties: Conducting annual preventative inspections, performing general repairs (e.g., plumbing, carpentry, painting), managing capital replacements, and liaising with contractors.
• Compliance: Ensuring all work adheres to legislative requirements, including Fire Safety and Water Management standards, and maintaining accurate records of all maintenance activity.
• Team Collaboration: Supporting new staff, participating in meetings, and fostering a positive work environment.
• WHS: Maintaining a safe working environment by adhering to all Work Health and Safety policies and reporting hazards or incidents immediately.

The role may require after-hours work and participation in an on-call roster.

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

About you

We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients. To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience & Knowledge: Experience in building maintenance or handyman services, project scoping, and familiarity with legislative compliance. Basic knowledge of gardening, irrigation, and relevant building codes/aged care standards is also required.
• Skills: Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to work autonomously, and a commitment to continuous improvement and person-centered service.
• Desirable requirements: Holding trade qualifications, possessing a current driver's license, and having a Certificate 3 or higher.

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.

How to apply

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

Enquiries: careers@southerncrosscare.com.au 

Applications close: 11 September 2026