Catering Assistant - Casual Pool

SA Health; Meningie; On-site; AUD 44,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) in Meningie is seeking a Casual Catering Assistant to provide hands-on kitchen, laundry and housekeeping support. You will contribute to a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for clients across multiple service areas.

This role offers variety, teamwork, and the chance to support essential health services within a dynamic unit. Applicants should be reliable, flexible, and enthusiastic about helping people in our community.

Qualifications

• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills across diverse environments.
• Flexible, reliable, and able to meet deadlines while working under general direction.
• Basic experience in housekeeping, catering, or laundry services.
• Understanding of food safety, infection control, and safe work practices.
• Sound literacy, numeracy, and basic computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office).

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality food and support services within the health unit.
• Perform kitchen, laundry, and housekeeping duties to maintain a clean, safe environment for clients.
• Support clients with a welcoming environment and daily routines.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Housekeeping

Catering

Laundry

Food safety

Infection control

Microsoft Office

Education

Year 11

First Aid

Basic computer use

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Meningie

WHD2 | Health Ancillary Employee Regional Level 2 | $31.70263 p.h. to $32.27895 p.h.

Casual Employment

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Role Join our team as a Catering Assistant and play a vital role in delivering high-quality food and support services within a dynamic health unit. This hands-on position offers variety, with responsibilities across kitchen, laundry, and housekeeping, ensuring a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for clients. If you’re reliable, efficient, and enjoy making a positive difference in people’s daily lives, this is a rewarding opportunity to be part of a supportive and essential service.

What We're Looking For Essential Criteria

• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills across diverse environments
• Flexible, reliable, and able to meet deadlines while working under general direction
• Basic experience in housekeeping, catering, or laundry services
• Understanding of food safety, infection control, and safe work practices
• Sound literacy, numeracy, and basic computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office)

Desired Criteria

• Year 11 completion and/or current First Aid certificate
• Experience in housekeeping, catering, laundry, and basic computer use
• Manual handling skills and awareness of Equal Employment Opportunity principles

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable.

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Applicant Information

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. 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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• 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 SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Job ref : 932617 Enquiries Cindy Hein EO/DON Meningie and Tailem Bend Hospitals Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Application Closing Date 30 Apr 2027 - 11.55PM

Attachments WHD2 - Catering Assistant - Role Description.pdf About Meningie Factsheet.pdf Australian applicant guidelines International applicant guidelines -- > -- >