Services Assistant - Casual Pool

Description:

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Strathalbyn Hospital - Services Department
• Salary: WHA2 $28.53 - $28.82 per hour + 25% loading - Casual, working over a 7 day roster

Overview

Within a friendly and welcoming workplace based in Strathalbyn Hospital, this is a fantastic opportunity to step into a Kitchen Hand/ Patient Services Assistant role where you will have the benefits of flexibility in hours of work and job satisfaction. Primarily, you will be responsible for providing a timely, efficient and effective catering, cleaning and laundry service within the health unit. This will include the general and special cleaning components of wards, resident and patient care areas, doctors’ accommodation and other departments within the Health Unit including external services. You will actively participate in ongoing job rotation through multi-skilling arrangements such as catering assistant duties, delivery, collection and disposal of linen.

Previous experience in providing a catering service or in cleaning in a commercial or health environment will contribute to your success in this role. Independent and able to operate autonomously with minimal supervision, you will have the ability to use initiative and judgment in day to day execution of the position and ensure the timely completion of tasks as directed. You will be a cooperative and effective team member, with a flexible approach to work and rostering systems. Furthermore, you will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to communicate with all staff, patients, visitors and clients while exercising courtesy and tact.

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

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• 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 B (Indirect 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.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref : 896921

Enquiries

Name: Erin Ladhams

Phone: 0466 496 748

E-mail: Erin.Ladhams@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

30 March 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

896921 - BHFLHN Role Description WHA2 Services Assistant Catering Utility Laundry.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.