Services Assistant - Cowell

Description:

• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Cowell MPS
• Salary: $1,084.00 - $1,095.10 per week (pro rata) - WHA2
• Temporary Part Time working 24 hours per week until 17 June 2026

Join our team at Cowell MPS

Are you looking for a rewarding role where your attention to detail truly makes a difference? Join the dedicated team at Cowell MPS where you'll play a crucial part in ensuring our facilities remain clean, welcoming, and hygienic for both staff and patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a high standard of cleaning throughout the health service, including mopping, vacuuming, polishing floors, dusting, and window cleaning.
• Change curtains, clean sanitary areas, and maintain cleanliness in non-patient areas and toilets.
• Perform bed making, waste collection, removal, and disposal.
• Assist with the loading, unloading, and transport of linen and equipment.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven ability to work effectively within a team and interact with staff at all levels.
• Flexibility to work with different rosters and settings.
• Strong time-management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality.
• Basic knowledge of safe working conditions, Food Safety Standards, and Infection Control processes.
• Experience in housekeeping, cooking, catering, or laundry is advantageous but not essential.
• Competence in using Microsoft Word, Excel, and other computer programs.

About Us

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia's best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy. We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

Applicant Information

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 894110

Enquiries

Application Closing Date

25 February 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

894110 WHA2 - Services Assistant - Role Description.pdf

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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.