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Services Assistant Strathalbyn at SA Health · Adelaide
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Job Description
- Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
- Strathalbyn
- Salary: WHD2 $1,261.93 - $1,284.87 per week (pro-rata) + Super + Benefits
- Multiple Part-time Positions Available, Permanent or Temporary (hours to be negotiated working over 7 day roster)
WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?
Make a difference where it matters most. Join the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network as a Services Assistant and become an essential part of our Strathalbyn team. In this hands-on role, you'll help create a safe, welcoming and comfortable environment for patients through the delivery of vital catering, cleaning and laundry services. Every shift is an opportunity to support quality care and positively impact the experiences of consumers, residents and visitors.
Enjoy the benefits of a supportive team culture, comprehensive training, and the stability of a rewarding career in public healthcare. If you're a reliable team player who takes pride in delivering excellent service and wants to contribute to healthier communities, we'd love to hear from you.
WHO ARE WE?
The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network runs from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. 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
Set along the Angas River, Strathalbyn is known for its heritage streetscapes, arts community, and relaxed country charm. The town offers a close-knit community lifestyle with easy access to the Fleurieu Peninsula and Adelaide, making it an ideal place to live and work. For more information Discover Strathalbyn.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- Reliable & Flexible: Dependable work ethic with a flexible approach to rotating rostering practices.
- Team Player: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to connect effectively with colleagues, patients, and residents from diverse backgrounds.
- Resilient & Organized: Ability to meet timeframes, manage priorities, and work effectively under general direction or pressure.
- Compassionate & Caring: A dedicated commitment to delivering kind, respectful, and dignified consumer-centred care.
If you have answered yes to any of these questions – then read on…
HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?
You will….
- Support Service Delivery: Perform essential laundry, cleaning, and support service duties—including linen processing, food service, and housekeeping to maintain a clean and safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
- Equipment & Safety Compliance: Operate laundry, catering, and cleaning equipment safely and efficiently while adhering strictly to infection control, food safety standards, and workplace health and safety procedures.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the development of structures, systems, and work processes that promote continuous improvement of services and optimal communication outcomes.
- Flexible Team Participation: Support a positive, safe, and collaborative team culture, with the flexibility to participate in a rotating 7-day roster to meet operational requirements.
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: https://movetomore.com.au/
HELP IS HERE!
Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below Job ref: 947927, or reach out to Colby Reed, Acting Catering and Cleaning Team Leader on Phone 0400 774 818 or via E-mail: colby.reed@sa.gov.au .
To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guideline
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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on Sunday 22 November 2026 at 11.55PM
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