Careers search

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Loxton
• WHD5 | Part Time Contract 0.74 FTE | Temporary (up to 10 July 2026)
• Salary: $1,373.42 - $1,434.15 per week (pro rata)
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as a Cook – Deliver Quality Meals and Make a Difference

Play a vital role in maintaining the health and wellbeing of our community by ensuring the production and distribution of meals meets high standards. As a Cook, you’ll contribute to a safe, efficient, and effective food service operation, supporting both patients and staff in a dynamic health environment.

About the Role:

As a Cook, you will be responsible for the preparation and plating of meals, menu selection, and maintaining quality control standards for food production. You will manage the ordering of non-imprest food supplies and ensure that all meals are produced and distributed efficiently and effectively. Your role ensures that every meal served meets the required standards for taste, nutrition, and presentation.

What We’re Looking For:

• Trade qualifications or trade equivalent skills as a Cook.
• Previous experience in preparing and cooking bulk meals
• Experience in the oversight of staff.
• Experience in preparing and cooking for dietary requirements.
• Experience in the use of computer packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel.
• Proven experience in exercising own judgement and initiative in the day-to-day execution of a position.

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.

This is a part time vacancy, working 56 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:

• 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: 928401

Enquiries

Susan Eagle
Catering Team Leader
Phone: (08) 85 848 678
E-mail: susan.eagle@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Thursday 26th February 2026 - 11:55 PM

Attachments

928401 WHD5 Role Description

JCS+Cook+final.pdf

About Loxton Workforce Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines