Services Assistant (jamestown)

Eligibility

: Open to Everyone

As a Service Assistant you will be responsible for providing a timely, efficient and effective service that involves the catering and cleaning of the Jamestown Health Service. 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.

You will maintain a high level of cleanliness throughout the health service; undertaking 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 undertake preparation of vegetables, meat, salads and sandwiches, prepare breakfast trolleys, and deliver food to patients.

This is a great opportunity to work within a supportive team environment within a welcoming rural community. Being part of Yorke and Northern Local Health Network 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 need to have 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. 

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Screening/Check and specific immunisation requirements. COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement under the Emergency Management (Healthcare Setting Workers Vaccination) (COVID-19) Directions 2021 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).

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

Yorke and Northern LHN – We care for you

Work with us – Yorke and Northern LHN

For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below. Job Ref:791839.

 791839 Service Assistant Job

 JCS+Catering+Kitchen+Attendant+Pantry+Hand+

Flexibility Statement
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.