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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: $1172.45 - $1184.46 per week (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – WHA2
• Ongoing Part-Time – working 28 hours per week

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking an enthusiastic Catering Attendant to join our dedicated Food Services team. This is a rewarding opportunity to support exceptional patient care by delivering high‑quality, nutritious meals that make a real difference to patient comfort and wellbeing.

As a Catering Attendant, you’ll be part of a fast‑paced, purpose‑driven environment where your contribution is essential to daily hospital operations. Every shift gives you the chance to provide warm customer service, ensure meals meet dietary needs and help maintain a safe and efficient kitchen space.

You will play a key role in preparing and serving meals, maintaining strict food safety and hygiene standards and supporting meal distribution across hospital wards. Alongside this, you’ll assist with kitchen operations, including basic equipment maintenance, and engage positively with patients, visitors and staff to enhance their overall experience.

To support our seven‑day service, you’ll work every second weekend, with shifts scheduled between 11:30am and 3:30pm - ideal for those seeking meaningful, flexible work within a supportive and friendly team.

About You:

To thrive in this role, you will enjoy working in a busy environment and enjoy working with people. With strong communication, teamwork and organisational skills, you take pride in delivering excellent service and maintaining high food safety standards. Most importantly, you’re committed to creating a positive experience for patients and contributing to a caring hospital community.

If you’re passionate about supporting your community and want to be part of a team that makes a real difference every day, we encourage you to apply.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

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 you 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.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 932255

Enquiries:

Kirsty Robertson

Administrative Officer

Phone: (08) 8133 2077

E-mail: kirsty.robertson@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

10 April 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 932255 - Catering Attendant - WHA2 - role description.pdf

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