• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – Various Locations
• Salary: $30.01 - $32.28 per hour + 25% loading plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – ASO2
• Casual, up to 31 May 2027

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking enthusiastic and committed Administrative Support Officers to join our casual pool within Northern Mental Health. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a service that plays a vital role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our community.

As an Administration Support Officer, you’ll be part of a dynamic team that keeps the service running smoothly. Your work will directly support the delivery of high‑quality care by ensuring efficient, accurate and responsive administrative operations.

Stepping into the casual administrative relief pool means you’ll provide essential support across a variety of administrative roles. You will be rostered to help maintain seamless service coverage across the network.

In this role, you’ll manage key clerical tasks such as updating patient attendances, admissions, transfers and separations in our digital systems. You’ll apply strong administrative skills to support clinical teams, handle sensitive information with professionalism and confidentiality, and contribute to the effective use of mental health resources. Your adaptability and reliability will be central to ensuring day‑to‑day operations run efficiently.

About You:

In this role you will bring a combination of practical skills and a positive, flexible mindset, including strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise under pressure; confident interpersonal and customer‑service abilities; adaptability, resilience and a proactive approach to change; effective problem‑solving and sound judgement; clear written and verbal communication, including professional phone etiquette; competence in numeracy, literacy and general clerical tasks; and proficiency with basic computing, Microsoft Office and standard office equipment.

If you’re ready to bring your energy, professionalism and adaptability to a role that truly makes a difference, we welcome your application.

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):

• 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 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: 930328

Enquiries:

Victoria Hadland

A/Senior Administration Officer & Allied Health Facilitator

Phone: (08) 7485 4330

E-mail: victoria.hadland@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

31 December 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

 930328 - Administration Support Officer - Casual Pool - Northern Mental Health - ASO2 - role description.pdf

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