Services Assistant

Palliative Care SA; City of Port Lincoln; Hybrid; AUD 57,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Permanent full-time role

Job summary

Port Lincoln Health Services, part of Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, is seeking a Services Assistant on a permanent full-time basis. You will perform cleaning, catering, laundry and housekeeping tasks to support patient care and staff in a busy regional hospital environment.

The role offers stability, a positive team culture and opportunities for long-term career development within a supportive health service.

Qualifications

• Team-based worker able to support patients and staff.
• Flexible to cover cleaning, catering, and laundry tasks as needed.
• Good communication skills with diverse backgrounds.
• Reliable, punctual, and committed to hygiene and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Communication

Reliability

Job description

• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Port Lincoln Health Services
• Job no: 955286
• Location: Eyre and Western
• Ongoing Full Time position, working over a 7-day roster
• Salary: WHD2 $1,261.93 - $1,284.87 per week + 12% Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as a Services Assistant – Port Lincoln Health Services

About the Role

Port Lincoln Health Services is seeking a motivated and reliable Services Assistant to join our team on a permanent basis. In this hands‑on role, you will contribute to the smooth day-to-day operation of the health service by providing high-quality cleaning, catering, laundry, and general housekeeping support.

As a valued member of our regional hospital team, you will play an important role in supporting patient care, staff, and the local community. This permanent position offers stability, a supportive work environment, and the opportunity to build a long-term career within the healthcare sector.

Who Are We Looking For

• Do you enjoy working in a team to support patients and staff?
• Are you flexible and able to adapt to a variety of cleaning, catering, and laundry tasks?
• Do you have good communication skills and can relate to people from diverse backgrounds?
• Are you reliable, punctual, and committed to maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety?

If you have answered yes to the above, we would love to hear from you!

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.

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.
• Job security and inclusions: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation, leave loading and allowances), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits where you can 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
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.

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.

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)

For more information about the role please refer to the role description provided below. Job ref:955286

Application Closing Date

17 November 2026, 11:55PM

Eligibility

This position is open to Australian citizens, permanent residents, or individuals with valid work rights in Australia. Local applicants are encouraged to apply.

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