Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Older Persons Mental Health Salary $70,293 - $74,914 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHA3| Fulltime - Ongoing Position Available Transform Lives as an Allied Health Assistant / Placement Officer - Older Persons Mental Health Make a real difference in the lives of older adults facing mental health challenges as an AHA3 Allied Health Assistant at Flinders Medical Centre. Join our dedicated team delivering specialised care and support to vulnerable patients across Adelaide's southern region. This full-time, ongoing opportunity offers exceptional career development within SA Health, South Australia's largest and most trusted healthcare provider. About the role: Reporting to the Team Manager, some of your duties for the role will include: Assisting patient in personal care needs to maintain privacy, cleanliness and dignity before, during and after therapy interventions Monitoring patient response to therapies and reporting to the supervising AHP Under instruction from AHP therapist, lead group based therapy and or education sessions for patients with diverse and complex needs Assist AHP staff in providing guidance and training to AHA certificate level students Providing chaperone for therapy interventions where a patient requests stand-by chaperone and is agreeable to the AHA acting in that role About you: Certificate 4 in Allied Health Assistance, or equivalent Ability to work in a physically demanding environment to assist patient therapy and / or handling of patient related equipment and devices Clear aptitude for working in a healthcare setting and with people from a variety of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds Ability to work under general direction and direct or remote supervision from Allied Health Professionals Experience working in a service environment Please see the attached Role Description for additional information. Want To Know More? Contact: Jess Mathews, Team Manager, (08) 7117 5037, Jessica.Mathews@sa.gov.au Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Tuesday 10th February 2026 Attachments: AHA3 - Role Description Australian applicant guidelines International applicant guidelines Applicant Information: We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging. 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description. 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: 928636