• Limestone Coast Local Health Network, Bordertown Memorial Hospital - Charla Lodge Aged Care
• Salary: WHA3 $29.11 - $29.41 per hour + 25% casual loading -  Casual, working over a 7 day roster 

Join our team as a Personal Care Worker – Charla Lodge Aged Care

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of the elderly? Do you thrive in a flexible work environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance? Bordertown Memorial Hospital’s Charla Lodge Aged Care is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Personal Care Worker to join our team on a casual basis.

Role Overview

As a Personal Care Worker at Charla Lodge, you will play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for our residents. Your primary responsibilities will include providing direct client services such as bed making, bathing, personal hygiene, grooming, and maintaining mobility. You will also be involved in laundry, cleaning equipment, and assisting with the transportation of clients. Your contributions will support our mission to deliver high-quality, individualised care in a friendly and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Personal Care: Assist residents with bed making, bathing, showering, personal hygiene, grooming, and maintaining mobility and dexterity.
• Housekeeping Tasks: Perform laundry duties, clean equipment, and ensure a tidy and hygienic environment.
• Client Assistance: Help with the transportation of clients as needed.
• Communication: Report resident needs and any changes to the Registered Nurse.
• Compliance: Adhere to all policies and procedures related to the Occupational Health, Safety, and Welfare Act and Risk Management.

What we're looking for

• Experience: Proven experience in a similar role, demonstrating the ability to exercise judgment and initiative in daily tasks.
• Skills: Effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with residents, families, and carers.
• Confidentiality: Ability to use discretion and maintain strict confidentiality.
• Cultural Sensitivity: Ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds and circumstances.
• Technical Skills: Experience in using computer packages is essential.
• Desirable: Experience working with aged, frail, or disabled persons in a community or hospital setting.

Why Join Us?

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of the Limestone Coast Local Health Network 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.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment 
• As an employee of Limestone Coast Local Health Network we offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. 
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $13,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

Applicant Information

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 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.

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) 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.

Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workatLCLHN  

For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below. Job ref: 877362

Enquiries

Margy Window
Senior Administrative Services Officer
Phone: 8752 9000
Email: margy.window@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

7 September 2025, 11:55PM

Attachments

877362 Personal Care Worker - Job Pack.pdf

JCS+PCA+Carer+Aged+Care.pdf

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