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• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Cummins
• Salary: WHD5: $36.14 - $36.66 per hour + 25% casual loading + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Casual positions available until 10 July 2027, working over a 7 day roster

Join Our Team as a Cook at Cummins and District Memorial Hospital

Cummins and District Memorial Hospital is a cornerstone of healthcare in South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, delivering essential services to a close-knit regional community. If you take pride in producing quality meals that genuinely support patient recovery and wellbeing, this casual Cook role offers meaningful, hands-on work in a collaborative kitchen environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Preparing and cooking bulk meals that meet nutritional and dietary requirements for hospital patients
• Managing the ordering of non-imprest food supplies to keep the kitchen running smoothly
• Overseeing plating, menu selections, and the day-to-day distribution of food service to appropriate standards
• Maintaining quality control across all stages of food production, ensuring compliance with food safety and hygiene requirements

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated experience preparing and cooking bulk meals in a commercial or institutional kitchen
• Practical knowledge of dietary requirements, including therapeutic and modified texture diets common in acute or aged care settings
• Sound understanding of food safety legislation and HACCP principles relevant to SA Health food service environments
• Ability to work independently and manage food service workflows with minimal supervision
• Strong organisational skills, including experience with stock ordering and inventory management
• Current or eligible Food Safety Supervisor certification (or willingness to obtain)

Life at Eyre and Far North LHN

Working within the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network means being part of a team that genuinely knows its community. SA Health employees access generous salary packaging options that can meaningfully increase your take-home pay, along with employee assistance programs and the support structures of one of South Australia's largest public health employers. In a smaller regional hospital like Cummins, your contribution is visible every single day - the meals you prepare directly support patient comfort and recovery. This is a casual position, offering flexibility to suit your availability, with a contract end date of 10 July 2027.

Ready to Apply?

Submit your application through the SA Health careers portal. Include a current resume and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant kitchen experience. For a confidential conversation about the role, contact the hiring manager listed in the position details. Applications are reviewed as they arrive, so don't wait to get yours in.

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.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Wellbeing and counselling support: support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Relocation support: 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.
• Employee recognition: 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

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.

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 - 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: 944753

Enquiries

Rebecca Varney
Position: Administrative Services Officer
Phone: 86760222
E-mail: rebecca.varney@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 10 July 2027 - 11:55PM

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

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

 944753 - WHD5 - CSA Cook - Cummins - Role Description.pdf

 JCS+Cook+final.pdf