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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Renmark
• WHA5 | Part Time Contract 0.95 FTE | Ongoing
• Salary: $1,155.00 - $1,166.60 per week (pro rata)
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as a Maintenance Officer – Keep Our Facilities Safe, Functional and Welcoming

Play an essential role in ensuring a well-maintained, safe, and comfortable environment for patients, residents, staff, and visitors.

About the Role:

As a Maintenance Officer, you’ll be responsible for the general upkeep and maintenance of the health unit’s facilities, both inside and out. Your work will include a variety of tasks such as rubbish collection, carpentry, painting, plumbing, mechanical repairs, and grounds maintenance.

Reporting directly to the Services General Supervisor and ultimately to the Director of Nursing, you’ll help ensure the smooth operation and safety of the facility. Your practical skills, attention to detail, and commitment to quality maintenance will make a tangible difference in the care and comfort of our community.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in building and ground maintenance.
• Experience in the use of computer packages e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel.
• Proven experience in exercising own judgment and initiative in the day-to-day execution of a position.
• A current car driver’s licence is essential, and a bus licence would be highly regarded.

About Us

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 giving 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.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

Applicant Information

This is a part time vacancy, working 72 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.

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:

• 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: 918110

Enquiries

Karen Parker
Services and Maintenance Supervisor
Phone: 8580 4549
E-mail: Karen.Parker2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Thursday 30th October 2025 - 11.55 PM

Attachments

918110 WHA5 Role Description.pdf

About Renmark Workforce Factsheet.pdf

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