Address- Yorke and Northern LHN, Various locations across Yorke Peninsula
- Salary- $29.11 to $29.42 per hour + 25% casual loading - WHA4
- Casual contracts available up to 30 Jun 2025
Overview
We are now accepting applications for the 2024/2025 annual intake for Community Support Workers who assist in providing a direct client service to persons who are aged, frail or disabled who wish to remain living in their own home with some assistance.
Our three main sites are at Minlaton, Wallaroo and Maitland, however services are provided across Yorke and Northern Local Health Network.
Responsibilities may include assisting clients with showering and other hygiene, domestic assistance tasks and other household duties as determined by the client’s Coordinator and recorded on the relevant Care Plan, providing valuable social support by helping clients with their shopping, banking, bill paying and medication collection, providing a client focused approach that is based on strengths and encourages independence.
In this role, you will always maintain confidentiality and not discuss clients and their environment with anyone not involved in the client’s care and report any changes in a client’s circumstances, such as their physical, mental and social wellbeing, to the Home Based Services Coordinator, and participate in mandatory training workshops designed to assist in overall client care and legislative requirements.
You will have skills in performing household cleaning tasks such as vacuuming, mopping and cleaning associated wet areas, be motivated and reliable, capable of working effectively and sensitively with frail disabled people of all ages, demonstrating the ability to communicate respectively with people with a range of diverse value systems, cultural differences and special needs and you will be flexible in responding appropriately in different situations.
Eligibility
The successful application will hold a AQF Certificate III relevant to the position, and must have previous experience in providing direct care service in a health related field, including experience in dealing with aged, frail or disabled persons.
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
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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.
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
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 3***
E-mail: ***********@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
13 May 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
863154 - Community Support Worker Job Pack.pdf
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