Senior Maintenance & Grounds Officer
Part time, dual‑site role
Locations: Cabanda Retirement Village (Rosewood) and Tabeel Retirement Village (Laidley)
Hours: 64 hours per fortnight, four day per week
Roster: Monday to Friday, flexible days by agreement, 8.00am to 4.00pm
Site split: Three days at Cabanda (Rosewood) and one day at Tabeel (Laidley)
Remuneration: $31.99 – $33.71 per hour plus super, salary packaging and access to staff discounts and benefits
Lutheran Services is seeking an experienced Senior Maintenance & Grounds Officer to deliver high‑quality grounds, gardens and maintenance services across our retirement living communities at Cabanda (Rosewood) and Tabeel (Laidley).
This is a hands‑on role with a strong focus on grounds and gardens, supported by general maintenance responsibilities. It is well suited to someone who takes pride in outdoor presentation, enjoys working autonomously, and values building positive relationships with residents, site leaders and contractors.
You will play a key role in ensuring both villages are safe, welcoming and well presented, supporting a positive resident experience and maintaining compliance with WHS and regulatory requirements.
Flexibility is available regarding which four days between Monday and Friday the successful candidate prefers to work.
Grounds and gardens focus:
- Maintain lawns, garden beds, hedges and landscaped areas to a high presentation standard
- Undertake mowing, pruning, mulching, planting and general horticultural works
- Monitor irrigation systems and carry out basic adjustments and repairs
- Identify opportunities to improve garden layouts and outdoor spaces
Maintenance and general duties:
- Coordinate and deliver planned and reactive maintenance across both villages
- Support the development and implementation of maintenance and grounds schedules
- Undertake hands‑on maintenance work aligned with your skills and qualifications
- Liaise with contractors, trades, engineers and suppliers
- Maintain accurate maintenance systems, records and reports
- Monitor stock levels and order tools, equipment and chemicals as required
- Support fire safety compliance, servicing schedules and documentation
- Actively participate in WHS practices, including contractor compliance
- Provide advice to the Retirement Living Manager on building, maintenance and grounds projects
- Participate in on‑call arrangements as required
You will bring:
- Strong experience in grounds, gardens and property maintenance, ideally in a senior or lead capacity
- Practical horticultural knowledge with a passion for outdoor presentation
- Relevant qualifications or demonstrated hands‑on experience in grounds and maintenance
- Strong communication and relationship‑building skills
- A customer‑focused, resident‑centred approach
- Ability to work independently across multiple sites
- Current Queensland Driver’s Licence
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain
- Experience in retirement living, aged care or not‑for‑profit environments is desirable
- Salary packaging to increase your take‑home pay (up to $15,900 tax‑free plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment)
- Discounts on health cover, energy, appliances, holidays and more
- Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
- Fitness Passport with discounted gym memberships for you and your family
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
Lutheran Services is a not‑for‑profit organisation with over 90 years’ experience supporting communities across Queensland. We provide aged care, retirement living, home care and a range of community services. Guided by a rich Lutheran tradition of care, we place the wellbeing of people at the heart of everything we do, supporting more than 6,000 people each year across more than 25 sites.
Please attach your resume, complete the application form and screening questions. For a copy of the Position Description, please CLICK HERE.
