Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Jamestown
Salary: WHD7 - $1,479.09 to $1,497.82 per week + super + applicable loadings + salary sacrifice benefits
Employment: Full Time Contract - Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Lead the Team Behind Exceptional Patient Services

Are you an experienced catering professional with a passion for leading people and delivering quality support services? Join our team as a Services Team Leader - Utilities & Catering, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring patients, residents and staff receive high-quality catering, cleaning, linen and laundry services every day.

About the Role

As the Services Team Leader, you'll coordinate and support a dedicated team responsible for catering, cleaning, linen and laundry services, ensuring they are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard. You'll provide day to day leadership, oversee work allocation and rostering, support staff development and maintain quality service delivery. You may also be required to undertake cook duties when needed.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a practical, hands on leader who can motivate a team while maintaining high service standards. You will bring:
Trade qualifications or equivalent skills as a Cook
Experience leading catering and support service teams
Experience across catering, cleaning, linen and laundry services
Strong rostering, organisational and work prioritisation skills
Experience providing staff guidance, training and safe work practices
Confidence using Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
The ability to exercise sound judgement, initiative and problem-solving in a busy environment.

This is an opportunity to lead a valued team that helps create a safe, welcoming and supportive healthcare environment. You'll enjoy a varied leadership role where your organisational skills, operational knowledge and commitment to quality will make a genuine difference every day.

Ready to Apply?

If you're ready to take the next step in your leadership career and help deliver essential support services that keep healthcare running, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now!

Important Information to Know

Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+SB communities, and people living with disability and/or neurodivergence. We support workplace adjustments and welcome you to share any access or support needs during recruitment and employment. Flexible working arrangements, including part-time options, may be available and can be discussed for this role.

A career in YNLHN offers diverse opportunities, strong career development, and the chance to live and work across a unique landscape including farming regions, coastline, vineyards, and the Southern Flinders Ranges. View the video below to learn more about working with us

Work with us - Yorke and Northern LHN

In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here. For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. 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 A

Enquiries

Heather Crabb
Services Team Leader
Phone: 8635 2200
Email: Heather.Crabb@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

6 November 2026 - 11.55PM

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information. Job ref: 953783

Attachments

953783 WHD7 Team Leader Catering and Utility Snowtown.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

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