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• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Cleve District Hospital and Aged Care
• Ongoing Full Time
• Salary: WHA2 $1,172.45 - $1,184.46 per week + Regional Allowance + Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits

About the Role

Join our friendly team at Cleve District Hospital and Aged Care as a Services Assistant, providing essential cleaning, catering, and laundry support. This role offers variety, teamwork, and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to patient and resident care in a supportive rural health environment.

You will help maintain a safe, hygienic, and welcoming environment, assist with meal preparation and service, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations across the hospital and aged care services.

Who Are We Looking For:

• Do you enjoy working in a team to support patients, residents, and staff?
• Are you flexible and able to adapt to a variety of cleaning, catering, and laundry tasks?
• Do you have good communication skills and can relate to people from diverse backgrounds?
• Are you reliable, punctual, and committed to maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety?

If you have answered yes to the above, we would love to hear from you!

How Will You Contribute?

• Prepare, serve, and deliver meals while supporting dietary requirements and food safety standards.
• Perform cleaning, laundry, and general housekeeping duties to maintain a safe and welcoming environment.
• Assist with stock management, minor sewing repairs, and other support tasks as required.
• Follow infection control, safety, and quality standards to support the efficient operation of the hospital and aged care service.

About Us

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.  We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

Why Join Us

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Eyre & Far North means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.
• Job security and inclusions: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation, leave loading and allowances), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. 
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $15,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Applicant Information

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

Check(s)

• 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.

For more information about the role please refer to the role description provided below. Job ref: 927403

Enquiries

Rachel Russell
Catering & Utility Team Leader
Phone: 8629 3000
E-mail: Rachel.Russell@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 1 February 2026, 11:55PM

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

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

927403 Services Assistant - Role Description.pdf