Careers search

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Forensic Mental Health - Ashton House – Oakden
• Salary: $58,709 - $63,154 per annum, plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – OPS2
• Ongoing Full-Time – Multiple Positions available

Join SA Health's Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Community Rehabilitation Worker at Ashton House, where you will make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals within our specialist forensic mental health services.

We have multiple full-time, ongoing positions available for dedicated professionals who are passionate about supporting community rehabilitation and recovery.

Please note: It is recommended that applicants contact Abby Boneham, Ashton House Team Leader (phone: (08) 7424 5222 to discuss role requirements prior to submitting an application.

About the Role:

As a Community Rehabilitation Worker, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver psychosocial support and rehabilitation activities that enable consumers to achieve their recovery goals. You will assist with daily living tasks, facilitate community access, and help consumers build social connections and independence as well as support the running of the main office.

About You:

Are you a dedicated, compassionate, and emotionally intelligent individual who can maintain professional boundaries?

Do you have a passion for supporting others to make healthy choices and develop practical life skills like cooking, cleaning, gardening, and self-care?

Do you aim for 10,000 steps a day and love the idea of helping others build incidental exercise into their everyday routines?

Would you take pride in keeping a shared office space tidy and welcoming?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! You might be the perfect fit to join our dynamic team as a Community Rehabilitation Worker.

In this role, you’ll bring excellent interpersonal and communication skills, along with strong English language proficiency (both written and spoken). You’ll be confident in problem-solving, conflict resolution and negotiation - including having respectful, honest conversations when they’re tough.

You understand the difference between doing with and doing for and you see yourself as a lifelong learner. The ability to juggle multiple competing priorities, work in a complex and sometimes high-pressure environment and demonstrate resilience will be key to your success in this role.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health - The Division of Mental Health provides a comprehensive range of public mental health services for youth, adults and older people in northern Adelaide. Services are provided through community health centres and hospitals, and to consumers in their own homes. 

Forensic Mental Health - A statewide service that operates for forensic patients and prisoners. 

Community Sites - Elizabeth GP Plus, Modbury GP Plus and Gilles Plains GP Plus Super Clinics providing community based care.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters 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.

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.

Checks: 

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 922216.

Enquiries:

Abby Boneham

Team Leader, Ashton House

Phone: (08) 7425 4222

E-mail: abby.boneham@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date:

19 December 2025 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 922216 - OPS2 - Community Rehabilitation Worker - Ashton House - Role Description.pdf

For more information about Mental Health vacancies at NALHN visit our Careers in Mental Health page.

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