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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Murray Bridge
• WHD5 | Part Time Contract 0.84 FTE | Ongoing
• Salary: $1,373.42 - $1,434.15 per week (pro rata)
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as a Cook - Deliver Quality Meals and Support Patient Care

Make a meaningful impact by preparing and distributing nutritious, high-quality meals in a supportive healthcare environment. This role offers the opportunity to develop your culinary skills, contribute to menu planning, and be an integral part of the health unit’s catering team.

About the Role:

As a Cook, you will ensure the production and distribution of meals meets established quality standards in an efficient and effective manner. You will be responsible for ordering non-imprest food supplies, plating meals, managing special diets, and maintaining oversight of catering staff to ensure food service supports the health unit.

You will also contribute to the ongoing development of service processes, provide guidance to team members, and assist with training apprentices as required. Your role will involve using equipment and systems to support service delivery, interpreting instructions and procedures, and participating in the review and improvement of operational guidelines.

What We’re Looking For:

• Trade qualifications or trade equivalent skills as a Cook.
• Previous experience in preparing and cooking bulk meals.
• Experience in the oversight of staff.
• Experience in preparing and cooking for dietary requirements.
• Experience in the use of computer packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel.
• Proven experience in exercising own judgement and initiative in the day-to-day execution of a position.

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.

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.

This is a part time vacancy, working 64 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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:

• 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: 929810

Enquiries

Amy Dunn
A/Hotel Services Manager
Phone: 8535 6974
E-mail: Amilia.Dunn@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Saturday 14th March 2026 - 11:55 PM

Attachments

929810 WHD5 Role Description

JCS+Cook+final.pdf

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