As our Maintenance Officer at Parkland Villas Ellenbrook, you will play an important role in creating a safe, welcoming and beautifully maintained community where residents can continue to enjoy the lifestyle they love.

Located in the heart of Ellenbrook, Parkland Villas is a vibrant retirement living community surrounded by landscaped gardens and close to local shops, transport and community amenities. Home to an active and connected resident community, the village offers a welcoming environment where people enjoy maintaining their independence while building meaningful social connections.

You will make a genuine difference in the daily lives of older Australians by helping ensure their community remains safe, comfortable and enjoyable.

About the Role

As Maintenance Officer, you will help keep the village safe, welcoming and well maintained for residents, staff, visitors and contractors. You will carry out general maintenance and repairs across buildings, fixtures, fittings, facilities, gardens and shared spaces in line with the Village Maintenance Plan and BaptistCare procedures.

This is a varied role where no two days will look the same. You may be supporting with tasks such as general repairs, minor painting, lighting maintenance, hanging items, clearing gutters, rubbish disposal, basic plumbing tasks, furniture movement, checking equipment, basic grounds or facility cleaning and upkeep, and responding to maintenance requests from residents and the Village Manager.

You will play an important part in helping residents feel safe, respected and supported in their home environment, while ensuring maintenance activity is completed safely, efficiently and with minimal disruption. In this highly visible part time ( 20 hours/week) role, you will regularly interact with residents and become a valued part of the village community.

Why Join Us?

At BaptistCare, we value our employees and foster a positive, inclusive work environment. We offer competitive salaries, tax-free salary packaging up to $18,550*, discounted gym memberships, and novated car leasing. Enjoy work-life balance with flexible arrangements and additional leave options. Benefit from our health and wellbeing initiatives, including free counselling, spiritual support, and nutrition advice. Advance your career with study assistance and access to learning and development programs and courses like LinkedIn Learning!

About You:

You will be someone who takes pride in practical work, notices what needs attention, and enjoys being part of a friendly village community. You bring a calm, helpful and respectful approach, with the confidence to work independently while also knowing when to escalate maintenance issues or seek support.

You will ideally bring:

• Previous experience in maintenance, handyperson, property, facilities or trade-related work
• A broad range of practical maintenance and repair skills
• Strong customer service skills and a respectful approach with older people
• Good organisation skills and the ability to prioritise tasks
• A safety focused mindset and commitment to WHS practices
• The physical capacity to undertake hands on maintenance duties
• A current Australian driver’s licence
• First Aid, AED or relevant trade qualifications will be highly regarded

Apply now

If you enjoy hands on work, take pride in maintaining high quality environments and want to be part of a community where your work is genuinely appreciated, we would love to hear from you.

Join BaptistCare at Parkland Villas Ellenbrook and help create a place where people can thrive, connect and enjoy life with confidence.

About Us:

BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.

We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.

That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.

 Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. The closing date is subject to change without notice

Successful candidates will be subject to a variety of background checks including a national criminal history check, reference checks and, if applicable, WWCC, NDIS worker screening check and a pre-employment medical.

BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.

Recruitment agencies please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting any employees directly as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Thank you.