Community Support Worker

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 895277
**Location**: 5343 - BERRI
**Job status**: Short Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Location Negotiable Within Riverland Region**:

- **WHA4 | Multiple Part Time Contracts - 1.0 FTE | Temporary (12 Month Contract)**:

- **Salary: $1,128.60 - $1,140.30 per week (pro rata)**

**Join Our Team as a Community Support Worker: Empower Lives and Provide Exceptional Support**

Are you passionate about supporting individuals with disabilities and enabling them to live independently with dignity? We are seeking a dedicated Community Support Worker - Disability to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of consumers by providing personalized care and support in line with the Consumer Directed Care model.

**About the Role**:
As a **Community Support Worker - Disability**, you will play a key role in delivering personalized services, such as personal care, cleaning, meal preparation, transport, and social support, to consumers who are aged, frail, or disabled. You will work directly with consumers, their families, and other health professionals to develop and implement care plans that promote independence and well-being. You’ll work autonomously in the community, ensuring that each consumer receives the services they need to stay in their own home or a residential aged care facility, as they actively participate in managing their care.

In this role, you’ll be integral to the Consumer Directed Care model, where consumers control their care funding and have the freedom to choose their services and providers. You’ll need to be flexible, empathetic, and conscientious as you collaborate with consumers to deliver responsive care, helping them achieve their goals and maintain independence.

We support continuous learning and professional development, offering opportunities for you to grow your skills and contribute to the delivery of high-quality, responsive services in our community.

**What We’re Looking For**:

- Certificate 3 in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability or Home and Community).
- Current drivers’ licence and willingness to drive.
- Current police clearances (refer police check clause).
- Contactable by telephone.
- Access to a reliable, registered and insured (minimum of third-party insurance) motor vehicle.

**About Us**

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.
- We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
- Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
- Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
- Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

**Applicant Information**

Ideally, we are looking to appoint 2 x part-time roles (FTE negotiable up to 1 FTE in total).
- 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)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (general employment)
- 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: 895277**

**Enquiries**

Julie Brand
Community Care Coordinator
Phone: (08) 8580 4161

**Application Closing Date**

Thursday 13th March 2025 - 11.55PM

**Attachments**

895277 WHA4 Role Description.pdf

About Berri Factsheet.pdf

About Riverland Mallee Coorong Factsheet.pdf

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**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.