Housekeeper/Village Support Officer

Grow your career at Keyton

With more than 75 villages and 17,000 residents nationally, Keyton (previously known as Lendlease Retirement Living), is one of Australia’s leading owners and operators of retirement living communities. 

Leveraging over 30 years of experience, our teams work across the country in a variety of departments and business units who all have one thing in common: we all lead with heart, and we’re committed to creating caring and fun-filled retirement communities. 

Our purpose is to create places where communities thrive – not only for our residents, but importantly, for our employees also. We do this through creating safe, secure and connected independent living communities where residents have the choice and opportunity to pursue active and social lifestyles, close to essential services and amenities.   

The Role

Set within 100 acres of subtropical rainforest and landscaped gardens, Henry Kendall Gardens offers picturesque surroundings, quality facilities and a vibrant and supportive village environment, based in Wyoming, on the beautiful Central Coast.

Our team are currently seeking a Housekeeper/Village Support Officer to join the team on a casual basis, based at our Serviced Apartments. Shifts will involve working weekends, afternoon shifts combined with sleepover shifts. Additional assistance will be required for leave coverage.

Reporting to the Serviced Apartments Manager, your duties will include:

• Providing housekeeping services to common areas and residential apartments
• Supporting the general cleaning and maintenance of the serviced apartments
• Assisting with our colourful village events
• Assisting with meal & beverage service
• Overseeing our community facilities
• Assisting our residents
• Responding to call outs
• Undertaking basic first aid 
• Initiating emergency services where required
• Basic admin tasks
• Conducting welfare checks on residents 

Benefits

• All cleaning equipment and chemicals provided 
• Competitive hourly rate + casual loading
• Working with a supportive and fun team
• Thrive as part of a strong team in an exceptional work environment
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Employer referral program
• Annual vaccinations and skin checks
• Health & Wellbeing and Reward Program
• Unmind mental wellbeing app access
• Excellent company discounts and benefits on offer
• Discounted health insurance, annual vaccinations and skin checks
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of our residents

About You
For this role, you will have excellent diligence and organisational skills, coupled with the ability to work autonomously to complete tasks. To be successful in your application, you will have the following;

• Previous housekeeping or domestic cleaning experience
• Knowledge of the use of equipment associated with the role
• A current First Aid & CPR Certificate (or be willing to obtain)
• The ability to make decisions and remain calm under pressure
• Be motivated and able to take initiative
• Basic computer skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the capacity to work unsupervised. 
• A professional, initiative-taking and can-do attitude

Please note: The successful applicant must complete a Police Check & will be required to receive an annual flu vaccination between the months of April-October. For selected roles, pre-employment medical assessments will also be required prior to any employment offers being made.