Kitchen Hand

Job no: 916727

Work type: Part time

Location: Eyre and Western

Categories: Catering and Hospitality

• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Port Lincoln
• WHA2 | Part Time Contract 0.72 FTE | Ongoing
• Salary: 1, $1,095.10 per week (pro rata)
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Support Patient Care and Comfort – Services Assistant Opportunity

We are seeking a reliable and motivated Services Assistant to provide timely, efficient, and effective catering, cleaning, and general support services across the Port Lincoln Health Service.

Reporting to the Unit Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining a safe, hygienic, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff, contributing to the smooth operation of daily hospital services.

If you are conscientious, flexible, and enjoy working as part of a team while making a real difference in a regional healthcare setting, we'd love to hear from you.

What We're Looking For:

• Experience or willingness to work in catering, housekeeping, and laundry services.
• Ability to perform tasks such as food preparation, plating, service, and delivery to clients.
• Competence in general housekeeping, including carpet cleaning, window cleaning, and minor repairs.
• Ability to manage laundry duties including washing, drying, ironing, folding, and minor repairs of linen and uniforms.

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.
• Job security and inclusions: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation, leave loading and allowances), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• 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.

Applicant Information

This is a part time vacancy, working 55 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.

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 - 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: 916727

Enquiries

Taia Mullan

General Services Manager

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Application Closing Date

Wednesday 22nd October :55PM

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Advertised: 08 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

Applications close: 22 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time