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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Mental Health Services, Elpida House, Mile End 
• Salary  OPS-2 $29.57 -$36.96 per hour plus 25% casual leave loading
• Casual 

About the role

The Mental Health Directorate is made up of a range of multidisciplinary teams providing recovery-focused clinical services to consumers. These teams include acute, community and rehabilitation teams in adult and older persons’ services. We currently have positions are available at Elpida House. Elpida House provides medium term recovery-focussed rehabilitation in a residential facility to support consumers to transition to community living.  The unit has a strong consumer centred focus.

The Community Rehabilitation Worker (CRW) will support consumers in their goals of rehabilitation and recovery through the provision of direct support for day to day tasks.  As a member of the Elpida House, the CRW will work across a range of environments including the centre and larger community to assist and support the development of the resident’s rehabilitation in partnership with their existing formal and informal networks.

The CRW works under the general direction of the clinical staff to provide a range of non-clinical and psychosocial rehabilitation support, in conjunction with those services provided by the professional/clinical on-site team. Tasks and duties performed will be of a practical nature, supporting a resident’s accomplishment of their stated goals and facilitate improved functioning and community tenure, and may include helping to facilitate therapeutic groups.

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

What we offer

• Attractive salary packaging available
• Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians 
• Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.

Essential Requirements:

• Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
• Working with Children Check
• Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster 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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Information:

• 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. 
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening. 

Job ref:  845110

Enquiries to:

Melissa Norman   

Telephone: 8408 9111

Melissa.norman3@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 1 November 2024

Attachments

 845110 RD Casual Community Rehabilitation Worker - Elpida House.pdf

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