Home Support Worker - Casual Pool

• Limestone Coast Local Health Network - Country Health Connect, Naracoorte, Mount Gambier, Millicent and Tatiara
• Salary: $28.53 - $28.82 per hour + 25% casual loading – Casual  – WHA2

Join Our Team as a Home Support Worker!

Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Limestone Coast LHN is seeking dedicated individuals to provide exceptional home support services in the South East region.

About the Role: As a Home Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for our clients. Your responsibilities will include:

• Housekeeping: General cleaning and tidying to maintain a clean and safe home environment.
• Laundry: Washing, drying, folding, and ironing clothes and linen.
• Shopping: Helping clients with grocery shopping to ensure they have everything they need.

Home Helpers need to be flexible, conscientious and empathetic and be able to work autonomously in the community. They will work closely and collaboratively with clients, their families and other health professionals, to provide quality outcomes and maintain consumer independence where possible. Limestone Coast LHN supports its staff to further develop their skills across a variety of areas. Ongoing education is encouraged and enables staff to provide quality and responsive services to consumers.

About You

With a flexible approach to work and rostering systems, you will have the ability to perform tasks under general direction. Your sound interpersonal and communication skills will give you the ability to relate to people from different cultures, backgrounds and circumstances. Along with a commitment to maintaining client confidentiality, you will display empathy towards the elderly and the disabled, and be willing to develop a positive rapport with clients.

About Country Health Connect

Country Health Connect focuses on the delivery of exceptional care to those living within our communities who require some support to remain living independently or reside in one of our residential aged care facilities.

Our professional and caring staff deliver health care and wellbeing support across regional South Australia in hospitals, local health services, community centres, residential aged care facilities and clients’ own homes.

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 where your ideas are valued.
• Job security and financial incentives: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also 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.

The Region

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network provides a wide range of health care services to residents within the Limestone Coast region, which is situated in the south-eastern part of South Australia and extending all the way to the Victorian border.

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is surrounded by a world class wine region, outdoor adventures, and some of South Australia’s best coastline, offering a work-life balance like no other.

Your lifestyle

• Relaxed and affordable lifestyle
• Access to safe beaches, excellent recreational fishing, sailing and surf
• Outstanding National Parks and great sporting and recreational facilities
• Well-serviced with educational facilities, including TAFE and University campuses
• Plenty of social activities including sporting clubs, music groups and great food and beverage experiences
• Conveniently located approximately halfway between two major cities: Melbourne and Adelaide

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

Applicant Information

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 National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• 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 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.

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.

For more information about the role please refer to the role description provided below. Job ref: 908586

Application Closing Date

30 June 2026 - 11.55PM

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

Attachments

 908586 - WHA2 Home Support Worker Role Description.pdf

JCS+Home+Helper+Final.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines