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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Berri
• OPS2 | Full Time Contract | Temporary (contract up to 2 years)
• Multiple Positions Available
• Salary: $58,709 - $63,154 p.a
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Mental Health Support Worker – Join Our Compassionate Team in the Riverland Mallee Coorong LHN Mental Health Service

Make a real difference by supporting consumers on their recovery journey through practical, person-centred, and recovery-oriented care. This rewarding role gives you the chance to provide vital support across community, acute, and rehabilitation settings.

About the Role:

As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated range of evidence-based, recovery-oriented services within the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Mental Health Service.

Working under the supervision of a clinician, you will provide non-clinical psychosocial support services to consumers, helping them understand and engage with the concept of recovery and rehabilitation. Your role will be practical and hands-on, supporting consumers in achieving the goals outlined in their individual care plans.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering non-clinical, recovery-focused psychosocial support.
• Assisting consumers in achieving goals identified in their care plans.
• Promoting recovery, wellness, and rehabilitation through information and guidance.
• Working collaboratively with clinicians, service providers, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Providing support across community, acute, and rehabilitation settings, with flexibility to work across multiple sites.

This is an opportunity to support recovery in meaningful ways, helping consumers live with greater independence, resilience, and wellbeing.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in reporting to and liaising with multiple stakeholders across the spectrum of community services or health.
• Experience in working with people who have health and/or mental health related issues.
• Experience in working within a community services team environment and successful participation in such a setting.
• Experience in Microsoft Office software packages including word processing, desktop publishing, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience working with multi-cultural and Aboriginal consumers.

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

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:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• 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

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: 916319

Enquiries

Deb Petch
Personal Assistant
Phone: (08) 8580 2515
E-mail: debbie.petch@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Tuesday 7th October 2025 - 11.55 PM

Attachments

916319 OPS2 Role Description.pdf

About Berri Workforce Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines