**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 863154
**Location**: 5556 - WALLAROO
**Job status**: Casual
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Yorke and Northern Local Health Network**:
- **Various locations across Yorke Peninsula**:
- **Salary**:
- $29.70 to $30.01 per hour + 25% casual loading - WHA4**:
- **Casual contracts available up to 30 June 2025**
**Overview**
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? We are seeking dedicated Community Support Workers for our 2024/2025 annual intake to provide essential support to aged, frail, and disabled individuals wishing to maintain their independence at home.
Based primarily at our sites in Minlaton, Wallaroo, and Maitland, you'll deliver personalised care across the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, helping clients with daily activities such as hygiene assistance, domestic tasks, and social support for shopping, banking, and medication collection. Your compassionate approach will empower clients, encouraging their strengths and fostering independence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain client confidentiality and report well-being changes to the Home Based Services Coordinator.
- Perform household tasks and assist with daily living activities.
- Engage respectfully with clients from diverse backgrounds, demonstrating reliability and flexibility.
**Eligibility**
All applicants will be expected to currently hold a AQF Certificate III relevant to the position, and have previous experience in providing direct care service in a health related field, including experience in dealing with aged, frail or disabled persons.
More details can be found in the Role Description below.
**About us**
A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network
Yorke and Northern LHN - We care for you
Work with us - Yorke and Northern LHN
**Applicant Information**
This vacancy is for multiple casual positions, working hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked on a casual shift by shift basis.
We also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here.
Check(s)
- 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
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**:863154.**
**Enquiries**
Jess Reppin
A/Personal Assistant to Healthy Ageing Team Leader
Phone: 08 8853 3500
**Application Closing Date**
23 October 2024 - 11.55PM
**Attachments**
863154 Community Support Worker - WHA4 Role Description.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
**Flexibility Statement**
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.