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Casual Kitchen Hand Employment Pool 2025

Women's and Children's Health Network Adelaide CBD SA

Contract Casual/Holiday
Similar jobs pay ~$70k - $71k pro rata

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Key points we found

  • Join the Food Services team as a Casual Kitchen Hand.
  • Responsible for day-to-day kitchen operations including food production and hygiene.
  • Work on a seven-day roster with morning or afternoon shifts.

Casual Kitchen Hand Employment Pool 2025

Job no: ******
Work type: Casual
Location: Adelaide CBD
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Catering and Hospitality

  • Women's and Children's Health Network, Allied Health and Aboriginal Liaison, Food Services, North Adelaide (5006)
  • Renumeration
    • Classification - WHA2 - Health Ancillary Employee L2 - $35.66 to $36.03 Per Hour
  • Casual employment - Contract up to 12 months

Please note applications to this pool will be monitored intermittently. 

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Food Services team as a Casual Kitchen Hand, where you will be responsible for:

  • The Kitchen Hand is responsible to the Kitchen Team Leaders for the day-to-day operations of the kitchen including salad and sandwich production, central plating, dishwashing and maintenance of a clean and hygienic environment.
  • All duties need to be performed in compliance with the department’s Food Safety Plan.
  • Staff will be rostered over a seven-day roster working either a morning or afternoon shift on an on-call basis.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Relevant experience in a large food service environment or training with a recognised provider.
  • Good knowledge of food products and food production systems and processes.
  • Positive attitude to work and the ability to work as part of an effective team.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Ability to follow written and verbal instructions with accuracy.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and work collaboratively with the management team.
  • Knowledge of food safety and hygiene principles and Work, Health & Safety principles.

What WCHN Can Offer You

  • Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
  • Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
  • Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
  • Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
  • Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
  • Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

  • specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
  • state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
  • community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
  • specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

Want to know more about WCHN opportunities?  Click Here to discover how you can Realise your Potential and join one of the many teams at the Women’s and Children’s Network to make positive change in our community.

Stay connected with our Network!  Follow us on LinkedIn to stay informed about exciting job opportunities and updates on what we do. Click here to join the conversation.

Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. 

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Jane-Marie Sawyer

Position: Senior Administration Assistant - Food Services Dept

Phone: ********

E-mail: ***************************

Application Closing Date: 26/3/2026 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

WHA2 - Kitchen Hand - Role description - ******.pdf

Advertised: 28 Mar 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 29 Mar 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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Skills
FOOD PREPARATION
FOOD SAFETY
hygiene and sanitation
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
TEAMWORK

Licenses & certifications
FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION
Work, Health & Safety training

Perks & benefits
Access to Fitness Passport
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Free public transport for SA Health workers
Generous leave provisions
Relocation financial support
Salary package benefits

More details
Expiring date
29 Mar 2026
Date posted
28 Mar 2025
Category
Customer Service & Call Centre
Occupation
Customer Service
Contract type
Contract
Work type
Casual/Holiday
Job mode
Onsite / Standard business hours
Industry
Health Care and Social Assistance
Sector
Government
Desired education level
Vocational or certificate
Company size
201 to 1000

Women's and Children's Health Network

201 to 1000
Company size
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