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• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Tumby Bay
• WHA4 | Casual (up to 31 December 2026)
• Salary: $29.70 - $30.01 per hour + 25% casual loading
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Exciting Career Opportunity: Direct Care Worker - Residential

As a Direct Care Worker (Residential), you’ll play an important role in supporting high-quality, person-centred care for residents within our Residential Care Home. You’ll assist with day-to-day client services, contribute to meaningful diversional therapy activities, and ensure accurate reporting and documentation that supports safe, consistent care. In this role, you’ll also help maintain the smooth and efficient operation of the service by completing practical tasks, supporting colleagues, and contributing to training and work organisation. You will be expected to work flexibly across both Tumby Bay and Cummins hospitals as service needs require. Through ongoing training and development, you’ll continue to strengthen your skills while performing duties across Levels 1–4 as needed within the team.

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.

Applicant Information

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.

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 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 (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: 923645

Enquiries

Robyn Barratt
Administration Officer
Phone: 8688 2107
E-mail: robyn.barratt2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Thursday 31st December 2026 - 11:55PM

Attachments

923645 WHA4 Role Description.pdf

JCS+PersonalCareAttendant+Carer+Aged+Care.pdf

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