Support Services Attendant

**Job no**: 904860
**Work type**: Casual
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Catering and Hospitality, Mental Health, Support Services
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Northern Mental Health Service - Oakden**:

- **Salary**: $28.52 - $28.81 per hour + 25% loading** **plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits** **- WHA2**:

- **Casual, up to 30 June 2026**

**About the Role**:
Embark on an enriching career as a Support Services Attendant within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network's Older Persons Mental Health and Forensic Mental Health divisions.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

As a Support Services Attendant, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional care and support to our patients with mental health concerns. Your responsibilities will include assisting with daily living activities, maintaining a safe and comfortable environment, and fostering a warm and compassionate atmosphere that promotes well-being and dignity.

**About You**:
Are you dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

To succeed in this role, you must possess a genuine passion for caring for others, exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. A strong commitment to patient-centred care and a dedication to upholding the highest standards of service delivery are essential.

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

**Benefits of working at NALHN**:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

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.

**Check(s)**:
**Immunisation Risk for this position is**-** Category B (indirect 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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job Ref: 904860**

**Enquiries**:
Karla Holden

Hotel Services Team Leader

Phone: (08) 8266 9606

**Application Closing Date**:
4 July 2025 **-** 11.55PM

**Role Description and Further Information**:
**Advertised**: 20 Jun 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 04 Jul 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time