Cleaning Team Member

Job Description:

Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincent's Health Australia, Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE:

We are looking for a casual Housekeeping Team Member to join our Environmental Services team at the Darlinghurst Campus. This includes the Public Hospital, Private Hospital, St Vincent’s Clinic, and Sacred Heart Health Service.

Pay and benefits for this role:

• $36.39 per hour including 15% casual loading
• Plus superannuation
• Plus salary packaging (up to $15,900/year tax‑free)
• Plus other employee benefits, discounts, and rewards

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You will help keep our hospital clean, safe, and comfortable for patients, visitors, and staff. Training will be provided in hospital cleaning and infection control so you can clean rooms and public areas to a high standard.

This job includes a 7‑day rotating roster with the following shift start times:

• Morning Shift: starting between 6:00am and 8:30am
• Evening Shift: between 3:00pm and 6:00pm

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Please tell us which shift you prefer when you apply.

ABOUT YOU:
As an outstanding Housekeeping cleaner, you are a master at providing cleaning services with extremely attention to detail.

Your skills will include:

• Has experience in cleaning (hospital or hotel experience is helpful)
• Works well in a team or independently
• Is reliable, punctual, hardworking, and well presented
• Has good communication and people skills
• Can plan work and manage time well
• Can work weekdays, weekends, public holidays, mornings, and afternoons
• Can use floor machines (polishers/scrubbers) — helpful but not required

Why work at St Vincent's?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community
• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital
In this role you will be based at St Vincent's private hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A state-of-the art hospital in a beautiful inner-city location
• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches
• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus
• Groundbreaking technologies, including world-first robotic-assisted surgeries
• Highly specialized services in orthopaedics, heart and lung, head and neck, neurosurgery, urology, vascular surgery, upper GI/hepatobiliary surgery, ENT, colorectal surgery, gynaecology, neurology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, cancer services, and mental health

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply
Please submit your resume. A cover letter is welcome, but not required.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Justin Yau- Environmental Services Coordinator for a confidential discussion via justin.yau@svha.org.au

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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