HOME SUPPORT WORKER - CASUAL POOL

SA Health
Job reference: 87465+
Location: 52+0 - MOUNT GAMBIER
Job status: Casual
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Limestone Coast Local Health Network - Country Health Connect, Naracoorte, Mount Gambier, Millicent and Tatiara
Salary: $28.53 - $28.82 per hour + 25% casual loading - Casual - WHA2

Join Our Team as a Home Support Worker!

Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Limestone Coast LHN is seeking dedicated individuals to provide exceptional home support services in the South East region.

About the Role: As a Home Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for our clients. Your responsibilities will include:

Housekeeping: General cleaning and tidying to maintain a clean and safe home environment.
Laundry: Washing, drying, folding, and ironing clothes and linen.
Shopping: Helping clients with grocery shopping to ensure they have everything they need.
Home Helpers need to be flexible, conscientious and empathetic and be able to work autonomously in the community. They will work closely and collaboratively with clients, their families and other health professionals, to provide quality outcomes and maintain consumer independence where possible. Limestone Coast LHN supports its staff to further develop their skills across a variety of areas. Ongoing education is encouraged and enables staff to provide quality and responsive services to consumers.

About You

With a flexible approach to work and rostering systems, you will have the ability to perform tasks under general direction. Your sound interpersonal and communication skills will give you the ability to relate to people from different cultures, backgrounds and circumstances. Along with a commitment to maintaining client confidentiality, you will display empathy towards the elderly and the disabled, and be willing to develop a positive rapport with clients.

About Country Health Connect

Country Health Connect focuses on the delivery of exceptional care to those living within our communities who require some support to remain living independently or reside in one of our residential aged care facilities.

Our professional and caring staff deliver health care and wellbeing support across regional South Australia in hospitals, local health services, community centres, residential aged care facilities and clients' own homes.

Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements.

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 (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workatLCLHN

For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here

For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below. Job ref: 87465+

Application Closing Date

30 June 2025 - 12 month close - 11:55PM

Attachments

87465+ Home Support Worker - Job Pack.pdf

JCS+Home+Helper+Final.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International 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.