• Permanent full time. Monday to Friday - 35 hour working week
• Enjoy non-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 of your salary tax free plus an additional $2500 for meal entertainment and accommodation per year
• Work with a supportive and collaborative team
• Company van and equipment provided
• Career development and growth opportunities
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program- Free confidential support for you and your family
• Paid Parental Leave

ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE hANDYPERSON ROLE AND ABOUT YOU

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Handyperson to join our Customers team, on a permanent full-time basis. This role will be primarily based at Metro North East, and you will work as part of a team of Maintenance Handypersons and from time to time may be called upon to work in other locations.

As an SGCH Maintenance Handyperson you are responsible for providing excellent customer service to our tenants by carrying out timely and responsive minor repairs and maintenance works in residential properties. You work as part of a team of Maintenance Handypersons to ensure we can provide quality and cost-effective repairs and maintenance services to our tenants.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

• Work together to achieve our purpose to provide sustainable, safe and affordable housing as the foundation for our customers to connect and build their communities.
• Respond to customer inquiries and requests with compassion, care and urgency
• Attend social housing properties to scope out required repairs and maintenance and source appropriate materials to undertake the works
• Liaise with Tenancy Managers to ensure timely access to social housing properties to undertake repairs and maintenance
• Collaborate with handypersons team to achieve small projects as well as teams across the organisation to improve outcomes for customers
• Accurately collect and record tenancy and other information
• Identify and follow safe work practices and be vigilant about their application by self and others
• Use core office software applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.

To succeed in the role, you will be a dedicated professional with a passion for delivering quality repairs and maintenance works, personable and have strong attention to detail. You demonstrate integrity, emotional intelligence and possess a forward thinking mindset.

This position involves relevant pre- employment checks. The appointment of a suitable candidate will be subject to employment screening including a National Police Check and Health Assessment.

If this sounds like you, please head to our website to download the full position description for further details on the role and what’s on offer.

WHAT WE DO

St George Community Housing (SGCH) provides sustainable, safe, and affordable housing as the foundation for our customers to connect to opportunities and build their communities. With a business head and a social heart, we deliver together with passion and purpose, guided by our values. Recognised as Employer of Choice (Public Sector and Not For Profit) at the 2022 Australian Business Awards, at SGCH you can realise your potential, whilst being supported to balance and achieve.

SGCH is an Equal Opportunity employer. Diversity makes us stronger and we want an organisation that reflects the communities we serve.

SGCH has a Safety at Work: Vaccination Policy which makes vaccination against COVID-19 a condition of employment/engagement for all workers unless an exemption is granted under the policy. This condition also extends to maintaining vaccination through booster shots, if required in line with any public health orders or if SGCH assesses this is required to meet its duties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW).

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this role, please click 'Apply Now' below and include your CV and cover letter addressing the essential requirements below:

• Extensive experience in residential repairs and maintenance
• Understanding of Australian Standards, BCA and statutory requirements
• Good understanding of WHS legislation
• Excellent communication skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Current NSW driving license
• Ability to undertake regular driving for considerable distances
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to lift heavy objects including using a range of equipment, machinery and tools
• Experience using Microsoft Office including Outlook and Excel

A position description is attached.