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• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Ceduna Community Health Services
• Salary: WHD4  $1,314.30 to $1,340.60 per week + 12% Superannuation, Salary Sacrifice Benefits and leave loading
• Temporary Full-time position (up to 19 November 2027)

Join Ceduna Community Health Services as a Community Support Worker!

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of individuals within your community? Ceduna Community Health Services is seeking a dedicated and empathetic Community Support Worker to join our team under the innovative Consumer Directed Care model. This model empowers consumers to have greater control over their care by allowing them to make choices about the services they receive and who delivers them.

About the Role:

As a Community Support Worker with Ceduna Community Health Services, you will play a vital role in supporting aged, frail, and disabled individuals who wish to remain in their own homes or reside in a Residential Aged Care facility. Your responsibilities will include providing essential services such as personal care, cleaning, meal preparation, transport, and social support.

In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to:

• Personal Care: Assist with activities such as showering, bathing, toileting, personal hygiene, and grooming.
• Household Support: Perform tasks like vacuuming, dusting, polishing, washing floors, cooking basic meals, and minor gardening.
• Social Support: Provide transport, shopping assistance, and support with mobility or therapy services.
• Consumer Engagement: Work collaboratively with consumers, their families, and other health professionals to deliver quality care and support consumer independence.

What We’re Looking For:

• Qualifications: Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability, or Home and Community).
• Experience: Previous experience in direct care services, particularly with aged, frail, or disabled individuals.
• Skills: Ability to follow detailed directions, work well in a team, and communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Attributes: Patience, flexibility, resilience, and a solution-focused approach. Must be dependable, reliable, and respectful toward clients, carers, family members, and colleagues.
• Knowledge: Understanding of the Consumer Directed Care model, principles of reablement, Occupational Health and Safety, and Risk Management principles.
• Commitment: A strong dedication to customer service and consumer-directed care principles, with a willingness to undertake further training and development.

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.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Wellbeing and counselling support: support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Relocation support: 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.
• Employee recognition: supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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 B (indirect 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.

For more information about the role please refer to the role description provided below. Job ref: 919673

Enquiries

Anne-Marie Richards
Position: Community Services Coordinator
Phone: 0423 297 160
E-mail: Anne-Marie.Richards@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 4 August 2026 - 11:55PM

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

 919673 - WHD4 - Community Support Worker - CAH - Role Description.pdf