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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Waikerie 
• Salary: $27.93 - $28.23 per hour + 25% casual loading - Casual (up to 24 January 2025) - WHA2

Overview

The Services Assistant will be responsible for providing a timely, efficient and effective service that involves the catering and cleaning of the Waikerie Health Service. Assisting with the preparation and serving of nutritious meals to patients, residents, clients, visitors and staff of the health service, you will ensure the Food Safety Program is adhered to in maintaining safe food handling practices within the kitchen environment. In the utility services area, you will prepare wash, clean, sort, dry, fold, label, iron, pack, deliver and store, as appropriate, laundry, uniforms and linen. It is expected that you will follow the concept of universal precautions in all cleaning and laundry duties to ensure a microbiologically safe environment is maintained for patients, residents, visitors and staff. This will include following safe handling procedures regarding the use of chemicals with constant reference to the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet. This is a great opportunity to work within a supportive team environment within a welcoming rural community.

You will have limited experience in the areas of housekeeping, cooking/catering and laundry, along with basic knowledge of safe working conditions and a commitment to providing high quality customer service. With a flexible approach to work and rostering systems, you will be able to work alone or within a team environment, and work within set timeframes. You will be willing to provide assistance and cooperation to other staff and perform under general direction or work under limited supervision. At all times you will be committed to using discretion and maintaining strict confidentiality.

Being part of Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, you will have access to flexible working hours.

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. View this video for more information about working for RMCLHN.

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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)

• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• 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: 851674

Enquiries

Name: Murray Dalgleish

Title: Director of Nursing and Midwifery

Phone: 8541 0555

E-mail: Murray.Dalgleish@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

24th January 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

 851674 Services Assistant Job Pack.pdf

 JCS+Catering+Kitchen+Attendant+Pantry+Hand+final.pdf

 About Waikerie Workforce Factsheet (Digital Version).pdf

 About RMC Workforce Factsheet (Digital Version).pdf

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