Service Assistant

Job no: 911519

Work type: Part time

Location: Adelaide Hills

Categories: Catering and Hospitality, Support Services

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Position based at Strathalbyn
• Salary: WHA2 $1, $1,095.10 per week (pro rata)
• Temporary Part Time and Ongoing Part Time

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Join our General Services team at Strathalbyn as a Services Assistant where you will be responsible for providing a timely, efficient, and effective service, that involves the catering, laundry and cleaning of the health unit. Duties may include the preparation, service, and delivery of food to clients, and general housekeeping.

Contracts available:

• Temporary part time working 32 hours per week up to 3 months - Strathalbyn Aged Care
• Ongoing part time (hours negotiable, multiple positions available) - Strathalbyn Hospital

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network runs from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (this position is in Strathalbyn). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

The Fleurieu Peninsula is just one hour for the city of Adelaide. It covers the stunning areas and towns of McLaren Vale, through to Strathalbyn, Goolwa, Victor Harbor and Aldinga Beach where you can spend days off experiencing the wineries and award winning restaurants of the southern vales. Enjoy our stunning coastline from Cape Jervis and Rapid Bay up to Aldinga and Sellicks Beach, whilst only being just over an hour from Adelaide's CBD. Catch a glimpse here.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Do you take pride in being part of a team that delivers essential support services with compassion, helping to maintain a safe, comfortable, and respectful environment for every patient?
• Are you someone who values teamwork, shows kindness and respect to everyone you work with, and brings a flexible, can-do attitude to every shift?
• Do you understand the importance of confidentiality and culturally safe care?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions – then read on….

WHAT DO WE STAND FOR?

At BHFLHN our values underpin everything we do and the way we behave every day. We also look for people who align to our values and we believe that our passion must be yours to be a success, our values are Trust, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Kindness

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Undertake a range of vital support duties including food preparation, cleaning, laundry and stock handling to keep daily operations running smoothly.
• Operate equipment safely and efficiently, following clear instructions while adhering to infection control and WHS standards.
• Provide respectful assistance to patients, clients, and staff, maintaining confidentiality and supporting culturally safe and inclusive care.
• Contribute to a positive, team-focused workplace by participating in training, quality improvement, and helping identify opportunities for better service delivery.
• Enjoy variety in your work with a rotating shift roster covering mornings, afternoons, and nights, seven days a week

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• 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
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

NEED TO RELOCATE?

At Barossa Hills Fleurieu we offer you financial support to relocate if you need to move. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at:

HELP IS HERE

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (Job ref: , or reach out to Erin Ladhams, General Service Supervisor

on Phone: or via E-mail:

. Please also here for our Australian applicant guideline

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DON'T HESITATE Applications Close on 11 September 2025 at 11.55PM

Advertised: 28 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 11 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time