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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Orroroo Community Home and Orroroo Hospital Aged Care
• Salary: WHA2 $1,172.45 - $1,184.46 per week (pro rata) + 12% Superannuation + Leave Loading + Regional Allowances and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Permanent Part-Time position working 16 hours per week 
• Eligibility Open to Everyone 

Overview

Join our team at Orroroo Hospital as a Services Assistant (Laundry) and play a vital role in supporting the comfort, dignity, and wellbeing of our residents.

This hands-on role is all about ensuring residents’ clothing, linen, and uniforms are cared for with attention and respect. Your efforts will contribute to the smooth daily operations of our health service and enhance the experience of those in our care.

Key responsibilities:

• Sorting, washing, drying, folding, ironing and labelling residents' laundry

• Undertaking minor sewing repairs (excluding garment manufacturing)

• Ensuring clean, safe storage and delivery of linen and uniforms

What We’re Looking For:

• A positive, team-oriented attitude and willingness to learn.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow instructions and adhere to safety standards.
• A commitment to delivering quality service to clients and staff.

About YNLHN

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

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Important 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.

In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation, regional allowances & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here.  For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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.

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: 924153

Enquiries

Joan Luckraft
EO/DON Orroroo
Phone: 0477 361 440 or 8658 1054
E-mail: joan.luckraft@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

28 December 2025 - 11.55PM

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.

Attachments

 924153 - SERVICES ASSISTANT WHA2 Laundry ORROROO.pdf

JCS+Cleaner+Domestic+final.pdf

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