Facilities Officer - Southern Sites (Casual Pool 2026)

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network 
• Strathalbyn and Southern Fleurieu Health Services sites
• Salary: $1,250.29 – $1,281.40 per week (pro rata) + Benefits 
• Casual roles – 7-day roster 

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING? 

Be part of a team that ensures the smooth operation of the facility through hands-on tasks such as waste management, minor maintenance (carpentry, plumbing, painting, mechanical), and use computerised systems for recording and reporting.  

Use your skills in horticultural practices and garden maintenance and establishment to ensure that the gardens are kept in top condition. Operate equipment to deliver high-quality grounds outcomes, while coordinating equipment upkeep. 

WHO ARE WE? 

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve. 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? 

• Are you compassionate and enjoy working with a team supporting the community? 

• Can you build effective working relationships and communicate with care with a wide range of diverse people including our consumers? 

• Are you a person who thrives on being organised and takes safety seriously? 

• Do you enjoy working with your hands and problem solving on a daily basis? 

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on… 

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE? 

You will………. 

• Maintain and enhance grounds through horticultural practices including propagation, irrigation systems, pest and disease control, and garden establishment.  

• Operate and calibrate advanced equipment and tractors to deliver complex grounds maintenance outcomes.  

• Coordinate maintenance and assist with procurement of grounds equipment and systems.  

• Support facility operations through waste management, minor maintenance (carpentry, plumbing, painting, mechanical), and use of computerised systems.  

• Contribute to team capability by assisting with on-the-job training and maintaining up-to-date skills and knowledge, including safe chemical use. 

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN? 

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways: 

• 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 generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities. 

• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program. 

• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families. 

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS? 

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following: 

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.  

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION 

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.  

NEED TO RELOCATE? 

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/ 

HELP IS HERE! 

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 932388), or reach out to Audra Fletcher, Services Supervisor Phone: 8552 0500 or via E-mail: Audra.Fletcher@sa.gov.au  

To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines 

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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 13 June 2027 at 11:55PM 

 Eligibility: Open to Everyone

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