• Excellent opportunity to continue driving a culture of inclusion and compassion
• Be supported by a leadership team focused on continuous improvement
• Casual relief opportunity

About Our Facility

Barwon Health is the largest health service in regional Victoria and based in Geelong, it is within commuting range from the west side of Melbourne.  With approximately 7,000 employees, 22 sites and a broad range of services, Barwon Health plays a key role in the health and wellbeing of our local community and the Barwon South Western region.

The environmental services teams’ primary role is to ensure a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors and staff, in accordance with Victorian Healthcare Cleaning Standards and the National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards.

About the Role

We currently have varied casual relief positions within the Environmental Services team at the McKellar Centre and Alan David Lodge. The role will be responsible for:

Administration Relief

• Coordinate the ongoing availability, advance allocation, and training of staff within Barwon Health Environmental Services to enable the delivery of cleaning, housekeeping, and waste management to a standard commensurate with applicable Aged Care Standards and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Standards
• Oversee and coordinate the staff management and human resource functions including use of online systems related to advance rosters, payroll, on boarding, performance review, and mandatory training of staff within Barwon Health Environmental Services
• Engage with all staff to ensure appropriate conduct, behaviours, and communication occurs at all times

Patient Service Assistance Level 1

• Cleaning and housekeeping
• Meal service delivery
• Waste attendant
• Personal laundry services

About the culture 

Barwon Health is a values driven organisation and you will thrive working in a culture that values respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. The Community Health workforce is highly engaged and strongly committed to working with the community to achieve healthier lives. You will work with a highly engaged senior leadership team to ensure delivery of efficient, integrated care, education and research to advance health and wellbeing for all.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness program
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne! Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) and means “Tongue of Land”.

• Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
• High standard of schooling options throughout the area
• A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
• Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
• To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website. 

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, Please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.