Address- Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Riverton Hospital
- Salary: $27.36 - $27.65 per hour + 25% casual loading - (Casual up to 8 September 2023) - WHA2
You will be responsible for providing a timely, efficient and effective service that involves the catering and cleaning of the Riverton Hospital. Your duties will include the preparation, service and delivery of food to clients, and general housekeeping. You may also be required to undertake laundry duties including the collection and delivery of linen. Maintaining a high level of cleanliness throughout the health service, you will undertake mopping, dusting, polishing, washing, sweeping and vacuuming of floors, window cleaning, cleaning of toilets, bed making, and rubbish collection, removal and disposal. In the catering area, you will Support the cook in the role of kitchen hand by preparing vegetables, meat, salads, sandwiches, breakfast trolleys, and delivering food to patients. Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Yorke & Northern 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.
You will have previous cleaning, laundry or kitchen hand experience within a hospital or aged care service, along with basic knowledge of safe working conditions and a commitment to providing high quality customer service. With a flexible approach to work and rostering systems, you will be able to work alone or within a team environment, and work within set timeframes. You will be willing to provide assistance and cooperation to other staff, and perform under general direction or work under limited supervision. At all times you will be committed to using discretion and maintaining strict confidentiality.
A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network
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Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Screening/Check and specific immunisation requirements. COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement under the Public Health Act 2011 (Healthcare Setting Workers Vaccination) (COVID-19) to work in SA Health/health care setting.
Suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given preference as a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and sections 34(2) and 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA).
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below. Job ref: 807772
807772 Services Assistant Casual Job Pack.pdf
