Tailem Bend - Hotel Services Assistant Casual

SA Health; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Health in Tailem Bend is seeking a Hotel Services Assistant to support care and comfort in our health unit. You will help with food preparation, service and delivery, and keep spaces clean and welcoming through housekeeping and laundry duties.

This casual role is suitable for reliable, hands-on individuals who value teamwork and safety. Year 11 completion and a First Aid certificate are desirable, with training provided where needed.

Qualifications

• Basic experience in housekeeping, catering, or laundry duties.
• Understanding of workplace safety, food safety, and infection control practices.
• Strong organisational skills, confidentiality, and basic computer proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation, service and delivery.
• Maintain a clean, welcoming environment through housekeeping and laundry duties.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Reliability

Organizational skills

Education

Year 11 completion

First Aid certificate (desirable)

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Tailem Bend
• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Tailem Bend
• Health Ancillary Employee Regional Level 2 (WHD2) | $ p.h. to $ p.h.
• Casual Employment
• Eligibility Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as a Hotel Services Assistant - Support Care and Comfort

About the Role:

Join our team as a Hotel Services Assistant and play a vital role in supporting the smooth operation of our health unit. In this dynamic position, you’ll contribute to food preparation, service, and delivery while helping maintain a clean, welcoming environment through housekeeping and laundry duties. If you’re reliable, hands‑on, and passionate about making a difference in people’s daily care, this is a rewarding opportunity to be part of a supportive and essential service.

What We're Looking For:

• Ability to work effectively in a team and communicate with people from diverse backgrounds
• Flexible, reliable, and able to meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
• Basic experience in housekeeping, catering, or laundry duties
• Understanding of workplace safety, food safety, and infection control practices
• Strong organisational skills, confidentiality, and basic computer proficiency

Desired Criteria

• Completion of Year 11 and a current First Aid certificate (desirable)
• 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. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support
• Join RMCLHN's Corporate and Administration Professionals Team (video)

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref :

Enquiries

Cindy Hein

Executive Officer /Director of Nursing Meningie and Tailem Bend

Phone:

E-mail:

Application Closing Date

31 December 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

About Tailem Bend Factsheet.pdf

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