Cleaning and Waste Trainer

About Royal Adelaide Hospital
As South Australia’s pre-eminent health facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) is dedicated to delivering world-class care and innovation in healthcare. Our commitment to excellence ensures a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

As the Downer Cleaning and Waste Trainer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital you will be scheduling your own work to meet required timelines and outputs requested by the business. Training a dedicated team of commercial cleaners requires successfully maintaining the continuity of high-quality work standards and identifying and mitigating potential risks, allowing to further strengthen the service delivery,

This is a Full Time Monday to Friday position.

What you'll do:

• Development of Cleaning & Waste annual training plan and schedule
•  Develop, update and maintain supporting documents including training documents and templates 
• Facilitation of training sessions aligned with the developed program and training needs analysis 
•  On-boarding of new Cleaning & Waste employees by facilitating initial and ongoing training requirements
•  Management of attendance records for audit and compliance purposes 
• Provide timely reports as required to the Cleaning & Waste Supervisors, Coordinators and Management teams 
• Ensure continuous feedback is collected to enhance training delivery for the Cleaning & Waste teams
•  Conduct refresher training sessions with existing staff where required as identified by performance management or incident related issues 
• Continual improvement of training material in line with updated best practice methods, CALHN guidelines and internal policies and procedures 
• Engage proactively through EPR, audits, and other monitoring tools to improve individual and team performance by identifying and fulfilling training needs

What you'll bring:

• Qualifications of Year 12 or higher
• A qualification in IV Training and Assessment is preferred and will be highly regarded 
• A working understanding of Hospital Hygiene Practices relevant to cleaning and waste management 
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and ability to work effectively independently and as part of a wit team

Please note: As a pre-requisite for this role, successful candidates will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical, as well as provide an up-to-date National Police Clearance, 

Why Join Us?

• Work in a technologically advanced, purpose-built healthcare facility.
• Attractive remuneration above Award rates.
• Comprehensive site-based training and ongoing professional development and the ability to step up.
• Convenient city location with excellent public transport access, including the ability to access free public transport.
• Be part of a team that values safety, integrity, and collaboration.
• Experience diverse and dynamic workdays –no two days are ever the same!

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We're proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you'll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.