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• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Kimba, Cleve and Cowell
• WHA4: $29.70 - $30.01 per hour + 25% casual loading
• Casual Pool

Exciting Career Opportunity: Community Support Worker at Eyre and Far North Local Health Network

Join our Home Support team in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network as a compassionate Community Support Worker (Casual)  and help people live independently, safely, and with dignity.

In this rewarding role, you’ll deliver vital support services - including personal care, meal preparation, cleaning, transport, and social connection—to people who are frail, aged, or living with a disability. Working in people’s homes or within Residential Aged Care, you’ll promote wellbeing and empower individuals to remain active participants in their lives.

Guided by the Consumer Directed Care model, you’ll collaborate with consumers and their families to help them achieve their personal goals and maintain control over their care.

This is more than a job - it’s a chance to make a real impact while enjoying the flexibility and variety that comes with casual work. Whether you're helping someone get to an appointment or simply brightening their day, you’ll play a valued role in the health and wellbeing of your community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide safe, respectful and individualised personal and domestic support

• Foster independence, wellbeing, and social connection

• Support consumers in their own home 

What We’re Looking For:

• Certificate III or higher in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability or Home and Community)

• A person-centred approach, with empathy and reliability

• Ability to work independently and adapt to diverse needs

At Eyre and Far North LHN, we are committed to supporting our staff’s professional development. We encourage ongoing education and provide opportunities for you to develop your skills across various areas, ensuring you can deliver responsive and compassionate services.

If you are dedicated to providing person-centred care and want to be part of a team that values flexibility, collaboration, and consumer empowerment, we’d love to hear from you!

You must have a certificate III or higher in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability or Home and Community).  

About Us

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.  We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

Why Join Us

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Eyre & Far North 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.
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. 
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $15,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 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 (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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 902514

Enquiries

Application Closing Date

30 June 2026, 11:55PM

Attachments

902514 Community Support Worker Role Description.pdf

JCS+PersonalCareAttendant+Carer+Aged+Care.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines