🌳Do you enjoy maintenance and the up keep of outdoor spaces?🌱🌼

Are you passionate about outdoor spaces and looking for a rewarding role? We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Groundsperson to join our operations team. In this hands on position, you will be responsible for maintaining and caring for our outdoors grounds, ensuring they are safe, attractive and well kept.

If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in your work and want to be part of a supportive team, we want to hear from you!

Want to get your hands dirty and have a blooming good time? 🌻🌲APPLY NOW!!

Patient Centred Care

for our Central West communities

Job details

People-centred care | Quality and safety | Integrity and accountability | Empowered workforce | Continuous Improvement

What's involved – The purpose of this role is to maintain the grounds and gardens of the facility, and other Queensland Health properties as directed by the Rural Cook Supervisor and ensure all tools and equipment required for the grounds person position is maintained to the required safety standards.

You will be required to undertake all cleaning duties in all areas of the Hospital and associated facilities to infection control standards, assist in the preparation and serving of meals to patients & staff. You will be required to assist in the preparation, loading and unloading and transportation of laundry as part of an outreach service if required and to undertake waste collection and disposal in line with current waste management practices and guidelines

About Central West Hospital and Health Service - Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself.  Our far-reaching health services cover a region of almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.

Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets.  It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane – well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.

Your benefits include:

• generous employer superannuation contribution up to 12.75%;
• salary packaging to increase your take home pay;
• 17.5% annual leave loading;
• career development opportunities;

The locals will tell you a role with Central West Health is more than a job, and a life in Central West Queensland is as iconic as the region that defines it.  Be prepared to be embraced by warm, welcoming and close-knit communities, and caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.

First impressions count - Slay the application process by:

• Submitting your CV with a statement “this is a true and correct representation of my work experience”, signed and dated by yourself.
• Provide a relevant and concise cover letter that address the ‘How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description.
• Complete the VPD paperwork and submit this as part of your application.

For more insight visit: Working in the Central West | Central West Hospital and Health Service (youtube.com)

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.

Applications should be submitted ONLINE. Include a completed vaccine preventable disease form and evidence of immunity and vaccinations and relevant qualifications with your application. For additional information regarding the responsibilities, mandatory qualifications and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

It is recommended that you download the Role Description for future reference. If you have difficulty viewing the role description, contact Central West Recruitment (07) 4650 4017. Microsoft Word or PDF files are supported. Files – max: 2MB each.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• RD_Operational_Services_Groundsperson_CW5G649636 (PDF, 187KB)
  Role Description
  
  2025.v1_QH Applicant Information Kit (PDF, 917KB)
  Application Kit
  
  2025.v1_Vaccine Preventable Disease and TB Forms (PDF, 434KB)
  Application Kit