Services Assistant

Description:

• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Port Lincoln Health Services
• Salary: $1,084.00 - $1,095.10 per week - WHA2
• Ongoing Full Time (over a 7 day roster)
• Multiple positions available

Join Our Team as a Services Assistant – Port Lincoln Health Services

Looking for a role where you can make a tangible difference while developing your skills? Port Lincoln Health Services is seeking a motivated and reliable Services Assistant to help deliver exceptional catering, cleaning, and laundry services. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our health unit runs smoothly and our clients receive top-quality care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide timely and efficient catering services, including food preparation, plating, delivery, and managing dietary requirements.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness across the unit, including routine carpet cleaning, window washing, and housekeeping.
• Undertake general laundry duties, including sorting, folding, ironing, and packing uniforms and linens.
• Assist with minor sewing repairs and ensure all laundry items are appropriately labelled and stored.
• Ensure food safety, hygiene, and infection control standards are adhered to at all times.
• Work collaboratively with the team, assisting with stock management, menu requests, and client interactions.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong ability to work well in a team and adapt to a variety of roles.
• Flexibility with rostering and working across various health service settings.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with people from all walks of life.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and manage tasks with discretion and confidentiality.
• Experience in housekeeping, catering, and laundry services is an advantage.
• Basic knowledge of food safety, infection control, and health and safety standards.

If you’re ready to support a compassionate healthcare environment, we want to hear from you!

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

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

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 (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 892068

Enquiries

Taia Mullan
General Services Manager
Phone: 76691215
E-mail: taia.mullan@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11 March 2025, 11:55PM

Attachments

892068 WHA2 Services Assistant - Role Description.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines

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.