• Handyperson

About Monash Health

Monash Health provides a world of healthcare across south eastern Melbourne, uniquely integrating primary, secondary and tertiary health services as well as world-renowned research and teaching facilities. We employee more than 22,000 staff who work across 40 care locations. In Monash Health your own growth and development is important and with us you can really be your best. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org.

About the Role

This position is responsible for the maintenance and appearance of the building fabric, both internally and externally. This is a hands on position that will require a skilled handyperson to perform all types of general repair and installation tasks as directed, subject to the skills and abilities of the employee.

This position may entail performing duties of a similar nature at other Monash Health Sites.

More About The Role:

• Carry out compliance and improvement against the key elements of quality and safety


• Be responsible for quality of care at work site


• Conducts a regular inspection of the building fabric to prioritise maintenance effort 


• Maintenance tasks as required


• Cooperate with other trades in the workshop to undertake handyperson duties when required


• Respond to client maintenance requests


• Actively participate/organise with procurement of materials


• Utilise PULSE software for work management and reporting


• Ensure that statutory and OH&S regulations and requirements are carried out in accordance with the Maintenance Coordinator’s instructions.


• Organise and maintain the handyperson workshop such that it is safe and appropriate to implement the works, including ordering and receiving of materials.


• This is a multi-disciplinary role, undertaking painting, minor repairs and maintenance as directed.

About You

• Participate and co-operate in consultative processes to improve health and safety.


• Observe safe working practices and as far as you are able, protect your own and others’ health and safety.


• Complete all necessary personal training and professional development requirements.

What You Need:

Qualifications/ registrations/ licences

• Motor car drivers licence


• Relevant trade qualifications, carpentry/painter/locksmith or similar.

Technical skills/ knowledge / experience

• Competency in a similar role


• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills


• Computer usage skills


• Ability to prioritise work and adapt to fluctuating workloads


• Australian working rights

What We Offer:

You will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite subsidised staff car parking and gym, uniform and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

How to Apply

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.

Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email – recruitment@monashhealth.org.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed.  These include:

• reference checks;


• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;


• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and


• proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status.  The current orders require evidence of three doses.
All applicants to positions with Monash Health will need to upload acceptable evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19 as part of their application.  Acceptable evidence is a copy of your Immunisation History Statement or your COVID-19 Digital Certificate, which can be accessed via MyGov.