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$1,255.96 - $1,268.82 per week/mo

Catering Attendant

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Key Responsibilities

30 pm to 8:30 pm, you'll be part of the catering team that keeps patients nourished and comfortable during their hospital stay.

Requirements Summary

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate,

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  • Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital - ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
  • Salary: $1,255.96 - $1,268.82 per week (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – WHA2
  • Ongoing Part-Time – 20 hours per week

About the Role

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An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Catering Attendant within the Food Services Unit.

Every meal served at Lyell McEwin Hospital is more than food — it's part of someone's recovery. If you take pride in friendly, attentive service and want your work to genuinely matter, this part-time role with the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is worth a closer look.

What You'll Be Doing

Working 10 shifts per fortnight, rostered Monday to Sunday from 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm, you'll be part of the catering team that keeps patients nourished and comfortable during their hospital stay. Your day-to-day will include:

  • Delivering meals and beverages to patients across wards in a timely, courteous manner
  • Assisting with meal setup, portioning, and the collection of used trays and equipment
  • Maintaining food safety and hygiene standards in line with SA Health guidelines
  • Supporting patients with dietary needs by communicating clearly with nursing and kitchen staff
What You'll Bring
  • A genuine commitment to patient-centred care and respectful communication
  • Reliable and punctual, with the ability to work a consistent evening and weekend roster
  • Understanding of — or willingness to quickly learn — food safety and hygiene requirements
  • Ability to work efficiently as part of a team in a busy hospital environment
  • Comfort working within SA Health's values of respect, integrity, and accountability

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

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 you 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.

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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: 954615

Kirsty Robertson

Administration Officer, Corporate Services 

Phone: (08) 8133 2077

E-mail: Kirsty.Robinson@sa.gov.au 

27 November 2026 – 11.55PM

Download File 954615 - Catering Attendant, Food Services - Corporate Services - WHA2 - Role Description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.

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Where is the job
Adelaide Metro Northern
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≈ $15,072–$15,226 a year
77% below the $67,000 median for Other jobs on Jobera (144,221 salaries).
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Catering Attendant$1,255.96 - $1,268.82 per week