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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Balaklava
• Salary: WHD2  $14.26 - $32.27 per hour + 25% casual loading
• Casual Employment (up to 28 February 2027), working over a 7 day roster
• Eligibility Open to Everyone 

The opportunity is now available for reliable and efficient casual Services Assistants to join the friendly team at Balaklava Health Services.

Make a Difference Behind the Scenes – Join Our Health Unit Team!

Are you looking to contribute to the smooth running of a health service while supporting the well-being of our clients? We’re seeking a reliable and proactive Services Assistants to provide essential catering, cleaning, and housekeeping support at our health unit. If you enjoy hands-on work, thrive in a team environment, and are committed to delivering high-quality service, this could be the perfect role for you!

Your Role:

As a Services Assistant, you’ll play a key part in ensuring the health unit runs efficiently by:

• Assisting with the preparation, service, and delivery of meals, including breakfast, soups, and quick-serve foods.
• Performing general cleaning duties, including high window cleaning and carpet shampooing, ensuring a clean and welcoming environment for clients.
• Supporting laundry tasks like washing, folding, ironing, and delivering clean linen.
• Ensuring that food is plated and delivered promptly, while also responding to client dietary requirements with care.
• Completing minor sewing repairs and assisting with stock recording.

No previous experience in catering or housekeeping? No problem! We’ll provide on-the-job training to help you succeed.

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 Us

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

Work with us - Yorke and Northern LHN

Yorke and Northern Local Health Network – We care for you

Important Information

In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & casual 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.

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 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.

Job ref: 930054

Enquiries

Toni Diegmann
Position: Services Team Leader
Phone: 8862 1400
E-mail: Toni.Diegmann@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

20 March 2026 - 2 week close  - 11.55PM

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

Attachments

 930054 - WHA2 Services RD Balaklava casual.pdf

 JCS+Cleaner+Domestic+final.pdf

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