Cleaner

BaptistCare Gracehaven in Rockingham is an 98-bed aged care facility dedicated to providing high-quality, person-centred care in a warm and homelike environment. Our Housekeepers play an essential role in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming space for residents,contributing to their comfort, dignity, and overall wellbeing.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, this role involves performing a variety of cleaning and laundry duties, assisting with the movement of furniture and bins, and helping to keep household areas tidy and organised. A key focus is partnering with residents to take part in daily household tasks, promoting their independence, choice, and sense of purpose.

The housekeeper also follows infection control, food safety, and workplace health and safety standards, ensuring all equipment and chemicals are used safely and correctly. Effective communication and teamwork are essential, as the role involves engaging respectfully with residents, families, staff, and volunteers. Through this work, the housekeeper contributes to a caring and supportive environment where residents can truly feel at home.

This is a casual role with shift times from 06:30am to 2:00pm.

At BaptistCare, we care for you while you care for others. You’ll have access to:

Competitive hourly rate: $27.77 - $29.98 + 25% casual loading

Salary packaging for eligible employees

Discounted gym memberships and novated leasing

Flexible work options and additional leave benefits

Free counselling, spiritual care and nutrition support

Study assistance up to $3,000 per year

Learning and development opportunities, including LinkedIn Learning

A warm, inclusive culture where you are valued for who you are

You bring a genuine commitment to supporting older people with dignity and respect. You enjoy working in a team and building meaningful relationships with residents, families and colleagues.

Previous experience with food handling, cleaning and chemical use

Ability to manage a busy, physically demanding workload

Strong attention to detail and time management

Ability to follow written and verbal instructions

Genuine empathy and enjoyment of working with older people

Team‑focused, customer‑centric approach

Understanding of Occupational Safety and Health principles

Alignment with BaptistCare values and Love to See behaviours

Previous experience in a similar role (highly regarded)

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.

With more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and 2,000 volunteers, we work every day to enrich lives through communities of care.

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 undergo background checks including a national criminal history check, reference checks and, if applicable, WWCC, NDIS worker screening and a pre‑employment medical.

Recruitment Agencies: This position is managed directly by our Talent Acquisition team. Please do not contact employees directly or submit unsolicited CVs.