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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network | Waikerie
• WHD5 | Health Ancillary Employee Regional Level 5 | $71,646.74 p.a. to $72,675.99 p.a.
• Full time | Ongoing Permanent
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Role:

Join our team as a Facility & Grounds Officer and play a hands-on role in keeping our health facility safe, welcoming, and well maintained. This varied position offers the opportunity to use and develop skills across maintenance, groundskeeping, carpentry, painting, plumbing, and general repairs, making a real difference to the environment for staff, patients, and visitors every day.

What We're Looking For:

Essential Criteria 

• Relevant trade qualification or equivalent trade skills, with experience in building and grounds maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to safely use a wide range of power tools and maintenance equipment.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and customer service skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work independently, use initiative, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Sound knowledge of workplace safety, risk management, confidentiality, and compliance with relevant legislation and policies.

Desired Criteria 

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)

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.

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

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: 941530

Enquiries

Murray Dalgleish
Director of Nursing and Midwifery
Phone: 85410555
E-mail: Murray.Dalgleish@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

30 June 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

WHD5 - Facility and Griounds Officer - Waikerie - Role Description.pdf

About Waikerie Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines