Service Worker (Cleaner)

We are recruiting for an honest and reliable Service Workerto join our Specialist Community Services (SCS) team at the Village in Woodbridge. Reporting to the Cook and Service Lead, this is an opportunity to support people with a lived experience of severe and enduring mental illness, many of whom also have experiences of homelessness, to rebuild their lives through a recovery-based programs. This service offers high support, shared house and independent living options with support from a professional team of support staff.

For more information on these services, please visit the Vinnies WA website here.

About the role:

As the Service Worker, your role is to clean and maintain the residents living, eating and bathroom areas in addition to the facility’s general administration areas. Ensure that they are in a clean and orderly condition and will respond in a timely manner to areas requiring immediate attention.

Service Workers are required to assist the team with additional duties such as linen, laundering and meal service as required.

• 1 x Permanent Part-time position
• 34.8 hours per week - working across Monday to Friday; and with
• availability to cover extra shifts as needed to cover staff absences
• Undertakes detailed cleaning of bedrooms and communal areas, ensuring high standards are maintained throughout
• Ensures that the correct cleaning agents are used in all duties, and correctly stored upon completion of duties
• Follow appropriate manual handling techniques when moving furniture during the course of cleaning duties
• Assists in preparing and serving meals and snacks
• Works within a Recovery Framework, in collaboration with clients/ consumers
• Adopt a team approach to support the work, co-operating closely with team members in order to ensure continuity of service and support and the provision of a high-quality service to clients / consumers
• Represents the organisation in a positive and professional manner at all times

About You:

To succeed in this role and with Vinnies WA, you must be driven by service excellence and a sense of working for the greater good.  Our expectations are that you have:

• Experience working in a similar position that included cleaning and/or infection control protocols and procedures
• An understanding (from work or personal experience) of those experiencing homelessness and/or living with a mental diagnosis and the impact on people’s daily lives
• Basic meal preparation and meal service including Foodsafe requirements
• Knowledge of the principles, procedures, regulations, manual handling and equipment used in cleaning operations
• Experience in General laundry practices and methods including the use of commercial machines.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as an essential team member through the use of your effective time management, organisation and attention to detail skills
• Cultural awareness and empathy when interacting with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures

Working for Vinnies WA

At Vinnies WA, you’ll be part of an organisation where people matter - both the community we support and the teams that make it all possible.

Our values are at the heart of our Society, anyone who comes into contact with us is better for it, our employees are supported to grow and nurture their capacity for leadership and resilience and hold mission at our core.

This is an opportunity to be part of an organisation that makes a positive difference to the lives of thousands of vulnerable West Australians, through a range of person-centred services and programs, made possible by the revenue raised through our Vinnies shops, generous donations, fundraising events and grants, and over 3,500 dedicated employees, volunteers and members.

More than this, as a not for profit, Vinnies WA are able to offer our employees:

• Generous tax-reducing salary packaging benefits (F/T & P/T employees only)
• Leave Loading + Birthday leave benefit (F/T & P/T employees only)
• 15% team member discount card to use in our retail shops

Screening & Application Process

At Vinnies WA, we are committed to providing a safe and engaging environment for children and vulnerable people to ensure that their rights, needs and interests are met and that they are protected from harm and abuse.  As such, we ensure that our preferred candidates are appropriately screened prior to any offer of employment, to make sure that the right people are in the right roles.  Screening will consist of Police Criminal History Check, Legal right to work in Australia and Working with Children Check (if required).

If you are passionate about our “good works” and are excited for the opportunity to represent Vinnies WA, we would love to receive your application through SEEK (hit “apply now”). Please provide:

1.    Current resume with details of 2 professional referees; and

2.    Cover letter (limited to 2 pages) addressed to Sun Gi Chun, outlining:

• your suitability for the role; and
• your motivation for applying

We are committed to creating a workforce that is as diverse as our Society. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, orientations and backgrounds.

Applications will be reviewed as received. No recruitment agencies please.