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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Waikerie 
• Salary: $28.53 - $28.82 per hour + 25% casual loading - WHA2
• Casual Contracts available (starting 25 January 2024 up to 23 January 2026) 

Casual Services Assistants – Join Our Dedicated Team at Waikerie Health Service!

Are you looking for a rewarding and flexible role in a friendly, rural community? The Waikerie Health Service is seeking casual Services Assistants to support our team in providing high-quality care to patients, residents, visitors, and staff. If you have a keen eye for detail, a positive attitude, and a willingness to contribute to a dynamic team environment, we want to hear from you!

About the Role

As a Services Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in the daily operations of our health service, helping with catering, cleaning, and laundry services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Catering & Food Safety: Assisting in the preparation and serving of nutritious meals, ensuring food safety standards are met, and maintaining a clean and organised kitchen.
• Laundry & Linen Services: Handling the washing, drying, folding, ironing, labelling, and storing of laundry, uniforms, and linen, while adhering to health and safety guidelines.
• Cleaning & Hygiene: Carrying out cleaning duties in accordance with safe practices and infection control procedures, maintaining a hygienic environment for the wellbeing of all.

You’ll work closely with a supportive team and contribute to creating a safe and welcoming environment for everyone at the Waikerie Health Service.

About You

While previous experience in housekeeping, catering, or laundry is desirable, we’re more interested in your commitment to delivering excellent service and your ability to follow safe working procedures. You’ll need to be:

• Flexible & Reliable: Able to work within set timeframes and adjust to a rotating roster, whether working alone or as part of a team.
• Safety-Focused: Knowledge of safe working conditions and an understanding of food handling, laundry procedures, and chemical safety.
• Customer-Centred: Dedicated to providing exceptional service to patients, staff, and visitors, and be friendly & approachable .
• Confidential & Discreet: Able to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a vital service in a welcoming and friendly community. If you're ready to make a difference, apply today and become a part of our Waikerie Health Service family!

If you're ready to join our team, please submit your application now! We look forward to hearing from you!

About RMCLHN

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.  Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally
• Give you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.

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:

• 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 B

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: 887488.

Enquiries

Murray Dalgleish
Director of Nursing and Midwifery
Phone: 8541 0555
E-mail: Murray.Dalgleish@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

23 November 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

887488 WHA2 Services Assistant - Waikerie Role Description.pdf

Services Assistant - Job Capacity Statement.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines