Direct Care Attendant

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 894739
**Location**: 5255 - STRATHALBYN
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Strathalbyn and District Health Service - Aged Care**:

- **Salary**:WHA4 $1,128.60 to $1,140.30 p.a. (Pro-rata)**:

- **Multiple Permanent Part-time positions available (part time hours to be negotiated), working over a 7-day roster**

**Overview**

Working under limited supervision, you will assist in the care and supervision of aged care clients of the Residential Care Homes in Strathalbyn. This will include providing assistance with bathing, showering, personal hygiene, dressing and grooming of residents, along with toileting and continence management. You will help with feeding residents and maintain their mobility/dexterity through transferring and lifting, including the use of mechanical aides. You will also undertake bed making, cleaning of equipment, aids, utensils in work area (including personal possessions), and distribute clean laundry and personal attire. Providing input into resident assessment and recording general observations, you will help to identify diversional therapy needs of individuals and groups, and complete routine documentation in accordance with established policies and procedures. Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.

You will have completed the AQF Certificate III relevant to the position and have experience working with aged care clients. Demonstrating the ability to perform under limited direction, you will work well within a team environment and be able to communicate effectively with people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Along with a commitment to maintaining resident confidentiality, you will display empathy towards the elderly and be willing to develop a positive rapport with residents and their families.

In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.

**Check(s)**
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- 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.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job ref**:894739**

**Enquiries**

Name: Debbie Rayner

Title: Nurse Unit Manager

Phone: 08 8536 5220

**Application Closing Date**

**7 March 2025 - 2 week close - 11.55PM**

**Attachments**

**894739 - BHFLHN Role Description WHA4 Direct Care Worker - Residential.pdf**

JCS+PCA+Carer+Aged+Care.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.