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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Mannum
• WHA5 | Full Time Contract | Temporary (up to 30 June 2028)
• Salary: $1,249.25 - $1,261.79 per week + Regional Allowance
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Facilities & Grounds Officer - Supporting Safe and Well-Maintained Health Services

Make a practical and visible impact by helping maintain safe, functional and welcoming health facilities. As a Facilities & Grounds Officer, you’ll play an important role in supporting day-to-day operations through general maintenance, grounds care and preventative maintenance activities that keep the health unit running smoothly.

About the Role:

The Facilities & Grounds Officer is responsible for undertaking general facility and grounds maintenance across the interior and/or exterior of the health unit. Duties include a range of maintenance activities such as rubbish collection, carpentry, painting, plumbing, mechanical tasks and grounds maintenance.

The role also involves completing breakdown and preventative maintenance program tasks, monitoring plant and equipment, and maintaining accurate documentation to support safe and efficient facility operations.

What We’re Looking For:

• Trade qualifications or trade equivalent skills in a relevant trade.
• Proven experience in building and ground maintenance.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of a wide range of power tools.
• 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.
• Proven experience and knowledge of plant and equipment operation and maintenance.

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

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 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: 927689

Enquiries

Day Parkhurst
Executive Officer/Director of Nursing
Phone: 0419 493 176
E-mail: Desiree.Parkhurst@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Friday 6th February 2026 - 11:55 PM

Attachments

927689 WHD5 Role Description

About Mannum Workforce Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

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