Services Assistant - Cummins Casual Pool
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What you'll do
- Provide cleaning, housekeeping, and laundry services across the health service
- Assist with food preparation, plating, delivery, and basic catering duties
- Maintain infection control, food safety, and workplace safety standards
- Support a welcoming, safe, and well-maintained environment for patients and staff
What they're looking for
- Good communication skills and relate well to people from all backgrounds
- Reliable, organised, and able to follow procedures and work instructions
- Flexible with availability and able to work across varied shifts and duties
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups
- Immunisation Risk - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
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Full description from employer
- Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Cummins and District Memorial Hospital
- Casual Contracts
- Salary: WHA2 $30.85 - $31.17 per hour + 25% casual loading + Regional Allowance
Cummins and District Memorial Hospital is seeking motivated and reliable Services Assistants to join our Casual Pool. This hands-on role supports the smooth day-to-day operation of the health service through cleaning, catering, laundry, and general housekeeping services.
We offer flexible casual work in a supportive regional hospital environment, where your contribution directly supports patient care, staff, and the local community. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in healthcare services or supplement existing employment.
Who Are We Looking For:
- Do you enjoy practical, hands-on work and being part of a team?
- Are you flexible with your availability and able to work across varied shifts and duties?
- Do you have good communication skills and relate well to people from all backgrounds?
- Are you reliable, organised, and able to follow procedures and work instructions?
How Will You Contribute?
- Provide cleaning, housekeeping, and laundry services across the health service
- Assist with food preparation, plating, delivery, and basic catering duties
- Maintain infection control, food safety, and workplace safety standards
- Support a welcoming, safe, and well-maintained environment for patients and staff
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
- Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
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
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 A (direct 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: 926181
Enquiries
Rebecca Varney
Administrative Services Officer
Phone: 8676 0222
E-mail: rebecca.varney@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 5th January 2027, 11:55PM
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.
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926181 Services Assistant - Role Description.pdf
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