Housekeeping Team Leader

Job no: 912541

Work type: Part time

Location: Murray and Mallee

Categories: Catering and Hospitality

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Murray Bridge
• WHA5 | Part Time Contract 0.84 FTE |Ongoing
• Salary: $1, $1,166.60 per week (pro rata)

Join Our Team as a Team Leader – Lead High-Quality Food and Support Services with Pride

Are you ready to lead and inspire a dedicated team in delivering essential food, cleaning, linen, and laundry services in a healthcare setting? This is your opportunity to contribute to the smooth operation of daily services while ensuring a clean, well-catered environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

About the Role:

As a Team Leader, you will oversee the production and distribution of meals, ensuring services meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency. You'll coordinate staff in food services, cleaning, and laundry operations—providing guidance, support, and hands-on assistance to ensure daily tasks are carried out effectively. In this role, you may also perform cooking duties as needed, contributing directly to service delivery while supporting your team to succeed.

If you're ready to lead by example and grow your career in rural health, we encourage you to apply

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in the provision of a catering, cleaning, linen and laundry service.
• Experience in the supervision of staff as a Team Leader.
• Previous experience providing advice to employees on appropriate procedures and safe work practices.
• Experience in determining and appraising methods of work organisation, which includes implementing detailed directions and procedures and assisting in the provision of on-the-job training.
• Experience in the use of computer packages e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel.
• Experience in maintaining employee rosters.
• 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

This is a part time vacancy, working 64 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:

• 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 B

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: 912541

Enquiries

Amy Dunn

A/Hotel Services Manager

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Application Closing Date

Tuesday 26th August PM

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Advertised: 12 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 26 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time