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Join a supportive and friendly team working together to make a real difference not only for the people we care for, but also each other

Southern Cross Care QLD have an opportunity for a Bus Driver/Maintenance Officer to join our SCCQ family at our Caloundra Rise Retirement Village in Little Mountain. This role is permanent part time, with a guaranteed minimum 41 hours per fortnight.

What can Southern Cross Care Queensland offer you?

• Competitive pay rates with the benefit of Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrifice so you take home more
• Regular weekly roster with varied activities
• Great staff culture/supportive organisation
• Ongoing individualised training
• Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families and support programs like Thrive (access 50% of your earned wages early)

About the role

Working in this varied role you will be driving the bus, assisting with maintenance and helping with some cleaning tasks around the retirement village.  The Bus Driver operates an essential and much-loved service for our residents, ensuring our residents are provided with regular and safe transport for shopping trips and outings to various locations. A friendly sociable personality coupled with empathy and compassion for the elderly will make you a perfect fit for this role. 

Some of the tasks of the job will include but not be limited to:

• Providing safe transportation for scheduled outings to residents in a friendly and empathetic manner.
• Loading and unloading the residents' mobility aids and shopping onto the bus.
• Ensuring that residents are picked up and dropped off on time.
• Collaborating with team members in trip preparation and planning.
• Engaging with residents, encouraging and supporting them to engage in the outings.
• Assisting with cleaning and maintenance tasks within the Village as required this could include changing light bulbs in units, fixing door locks and handles, fixing sleeper walls as well as occasional painting, repairing palings around drying courts and bin enclosures. 
• Rearranging the chairs and tables in the Community Centre. 
• Cleaning the concrete kerbs, driveways, drying courts and front pathways of the residential units as well as the paths.

What will you bring to the role?

• Current MR licence and Drivers Authority
• Senior First Aid Certificate (desirable)
• Exceptional people and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously

Who is Southern Cross Care Queensland?

Southern Cross Care Queensland (SCCQ) is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation established by the Knights of the Southern Cross, more than 40 years ago. They saw a need to provide compassionate care and inclusive service to some of the most vulnerable, the ageing population, in the community.

Since then, SCCQ has grown to employ over 1700 staff caring for and supporting more than 2000 people across 17 residential aged care homes, 7 retirement villages, 28 social houses, the National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Home Care services in metropolitan and rural Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

We are passionate about growing communities where best lives are lived, and serving the needs of our residents and clients with compassion and care is, as always, at the heart of what we do.

At SCCQ, we are just as focused on creating a culture where every person matters. Our culture program Known & Loved is unique to Southern Cross Care Queensland, enabling staff to build genuine community connections with each other and those we serve.
  
How can you apply? 

If you have the skills and experience needed to fill this role and are ready to make a difference and help us grow communities where best lives are lived, then we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!

If you have any queries around Southern Cross Care QLD ‘s recruitment process or about the role, please contact us at employment@sccqld.com.au
  
Southern Cross Care Queensland is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate the diversity across our entire team and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.  Please note that all employment offers will be conditional upon a satisfactory NDIS workers screen, the right to work in Australia and maintaining an up-to-date flu vaccinations status.

Our Mission: Inspired by Catholic moral and social teachings which value and respect human life and the dignity of the individual, we will provide a quality of care and accommodation to meet the needs of all who place their trust in us.

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