Cleaning Supervisor, Operational Services, Cairns Acute And Community Services - Cairns

An exciting opportunity currently exists for a Cleaning Supervisor to join the Operational Services team in Cairns. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and be part of a world-class, dynamic, and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About us:

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, Acute and specialist services. Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About you:

You will have demonstrated ability to work autonomously, to maintain effective work output and provide leadership, training, and supervision of work groups in an operational or housekeeping environment. You will have knowledge of equipment, chemicals and material safety data sheets relating to Operational Services Unit in a healthcare setting or organisation with a similar focus. You have demonstrated experience in accountability for the day-to-day standards in cleaning services in a hospital environment or an organisation with a similar focus.

Your opportunity: 

Supervise the Support Services cleaning staff of the Cairns Hospital and associated Health facilitates to ensure the provision and allocation of resources to meet operational requirements and adherence to relevant standards, guidelines, and policies. 

Your role:

• Liaise with Senior Cleaning Supervisor to receive service requests for cleaning services, utilising approved Queensland Health systems and processes to allocate resources and services.
• Provide initial dispute negotiation and resolution of issues with regards to cleaning staff members.
• Assist in the development of strategies and implement work practices to ensure best business practice allocation of resources.
• On a daily basis, review staffing allocations ensuring that adequate, effective and efficient staffing levels are maintained, and records are accurately completed for Support services cleaning staff.
• Ensure all roster changes are recorded and forwarded to payroll for processing and provide first point of contact support to staff in relation to payroll and leave enquiries.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )