Allied Health Assistant – Geriatric Outreach Service

• Temporary Part-Time | 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE) | Until 30 June 2028
• AHA3 | $72,753 – $77,536 p.a. (pro rata) | Allied Health Assistant
• 12% Superannuation | Leave Loading | Salary Sacrifice.
• Location: Mount Gambier

About The Role

Join the Geriatric Outreach Service as an Allied Health Assistant and help improve care and transitions for older people across the Limestone Coast. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside senior allied health and nursing clinicians, you will support older people experiencing dementia, cognitive decline and complex health or functional needs.

Under the direction of Allied Health Professionals, you will deliver delegated interventions, support functional independence and wellbeing, and assist with care coordination, appointments and communication with residential aged care facilities. You will also play an important role in supporting safe, coordinated transitions from hospital to residential aged care.

This is a Monday to Friday role with no after-hours requirements, with flexibility available around the days of the week worked and hours worked each day.

About You

You are a compassionate and adaptable Allied Health Assistant who enjoys working collaboratively to support older people with complex needs. You bring strong communication and organisational skills, sound judgement and the ability to work effectively under the direction of Allied Health Professionals while contributing positively to a multidisciplinary team.

To succeed in the Allied Health Assistant role, you will:

• Hold a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance, or equivalent.
• Demonstrate an aptitude for working with older people with complex health, functional, cognitive and psychosocial needs, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Be able to work under general direction and direct or remote supervision from Allied Health Professionals.
• Bring strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, time management, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Be able to work in a physically demanding environment, including assisting with patient therapy and handling patient-related equipment and devices.

About the Geriatric Outreach Service

The Geriatric Outreach Service supports older people across the Limestone Coast who may experience cognitive decline, dementia, functional deterioration or complex care needs. Working across acute hospitals and residential aged care settings, the service supports timely specialist assessment, coordinated care and safe transitions between care environments.

The multidisciplinary GOS team works with patients, families, residential aged care facilities and health professionals to improve continuity of care and respond to the challenges associated with the region’s geographical spread, ageing population and increasing complexity of older people’s health needs.

About the Limestone Coast Local Health Network

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) delivers essential health services to more than 67,000 people across South Australia’s south-east, while also supporting communities in Western Victoria. With over 1800 staff and approximately 250 volunteers, LCLHN is a major regional employer committed to safe, high-quality, and community-focused care.

Our services extend from the Victorian border to the iconic Limestone Coast, delivering acute, community, and aged care services across a diverse network of sites. Working at LCLHN means being part of an organisation that plays a vital role in the health and wellbeing of its communities.

Beyond the work, LCLHN offers an exceptional lifestyle in one of Australia’s most liveable regional destinations, where professional impact is matched with genuine work–life balance.

Why the Limestone Coast Local Health Network?

• Make a meaningful difference as a trusted and valued part of the community.
• Enjoy relaxed, affordable living with access to beaches, national parks, and outdoor adventure.
• Be part of a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative team culture.
• Access professional development, education, and flexible working options.
• Benefit from salary packaging and wellbeing initiatives.
• Live midway between Adelaide and Melbourne, with the best of regional and city life.

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Conditions of Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position.
• A current minimum C Class driver’s licence is required.
• 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.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

Enquiries

For any enquiries, please feel free to contact Caitlyn Davey, Advanced Nurse Manager – Nurse Practitioner Project on 0419 619 793 or email Caitlyn.Davey@sa.gov.au and quote 951697.

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

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Applications to be submitted before 11:59pm (ACDT) Sunday 4th October 2026