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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – Elizabeth East
• Salary: $64,194 - $67,154 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – OPS2
• Ongoing Full-Time (Multiple Positions)

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Community Rehabilitation Worker, where your work directly supports recovery, independence and meaningful community living.

Based at the Wondakka Community Rehabilitation Centre (CRC), you’ll be part of a service that delivers recovery‑oriented treatment, therapy and education programs for consumers, families and carers throughout a consumer’s admission. Every program is tailored, ensuring rehabilitation aligns with each individual’s goals, strengths and aspirations.

To deliver holistic care, Wondakka CRC works in close partnership with community mental health services, non‑government organisations and local support networks. Consumers engage voluntarily, allowing you to support recovery in a respectful, person‑centred environment focused on empowerment and choice.

In this role, you’ll provide practical, non‑clinical psychosocial rehabilitation supports alongside a multidisciplinary clinical team. Your work will help consumers build skills, confidence and stability, supporting smooth transitions back into community life while promoting long‑term recovery in the least restrictive settings possible.

About You:

To thrive in this role, you will possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, a genuine commitment to recovery‑oriented practice, and a passion for supporting people through complex mental health journeys.

Apply now and join our team of dedicated professionals who are transforming lives through compassionate, evidence-based mental health care.

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.

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.

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 you 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 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.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – 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 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: 934957

Enquiries:

Pauline Bird

Clinical Rehabilitation Coordinator

Phone: (08) 8282 1840

E-mail: pauline.bird2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

8 May 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 934957 - Community Rehabilitation Worker - Wondakka (Multiple Positions) - OPS2 - 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.