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Job no: 927375
Work type: Casual
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Medical, Mental Health, Public Health, Support Services
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Hospital - Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (MHRU)/Trevor Parry Centre (TPC)
Hourly Rate: $30.01, plus 25% casual loading OPS2 Multiple Casual Vacancies with the potential for ongoing or term appointment.
Empower Lives Through Recovery - Rehabilitation Support Worker!
Join our mental health rehabilitation team at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as a casual Rehabilitation Support Worker, where you'll provide essential support to individuals on their recovery journey. Working at our Noarlunga Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit and the Trevor Parry Centre, you'll work flexibly alongside experienced professionals to deliver person-centred care that promotes independence and wellbeing. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's lives while building your career with South Australia's largest healthcare employer.
About the role:
Reporting to the Manager, this role is responsible for providing a range of psychosocial rehabilitation support in concert with those services provided by the clinical on-site staff team. Tasks and duties performed will be of a practical nature, supporting a resident’s accomplishment of their stated goals.
Duties for the role will include:
Contribute to the provision of an environment that supports the individual needs of residents in supporting their individual rehabilitation and recovery,
Facilitate the provision of a ‘home-like environment’ which affords dignity and respects the privacy of residents,
Undertaking rehabilitation of a practical and purposeful nature with residents both individually or in groups,
Undertaking specific practical tasks in order to model, demonstrate and support residents in establishing meal preparation, cooking, cleaning and other daily routines and household tasks essential to sustaining community tenure
Effective and respectful communication processes will be integral to meeting the needs of all staff,
Regular Performance appraisals will support ongoing best practice and provide an environment where continuous staff development and learning is encouraged,
Under direction from Centre based professional staff and in accordance with Centre goals, relevant education and information will be provided for residents and carers,
Information will be provided in a manner which meets the individual resident’s needs
About you:
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of individuals and communities,
Demonstrated capacity for initiative and to work appropriately under direction,
Under direction, ability to carry out basic and rehabilitative tasks with service users, either individually or in groups,
Proven ability to work as a team member and to respectfully participate and contribute within a team environment,
Understanding of underpinning philosophy of rehabilitation and recovery in relation to psychiatric disability,
Demonstrated ability in working with community service providers in attainment of psychosocial supports and goals,
Ability to demonstrate competency in supporting the fulfilment of nominated desired goals and supporting, encouraging and undertaking the pursuit of same
Certificate IV in Mental Health (non-clinical) or equivalent whilst not essential will be highly regarded.
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Lydia Forbes, Allied Health Manager, (08) 8488 6122, Lydia.Forbes@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday June 7 2026
Attachments:
OPS02 Community Rehabilitation Worker - Casual Role Description
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
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: 927375
Advertised: 21 May 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 07 Jun 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
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Job no: 927375
Work type: Casual
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Medical, Mental Health, Public Health, Support Services
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Hospital - Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (MHRU)/Trevor Parry Centre (TPC)
Hourly Rate: $30.01, plus 25% casual loading OPS2 Multiple Casual Vacancies with the potential for ongoing or term appointment.
Empower Lives Through Recovery - Rehabilitation Support Worker!
Join our mental health rehabilitation team at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as a casual Rehabilitation Support Worker, where you'll provide essential support to individuals on their recovery journey. Working at our Noarlunga Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit and the Trevor Parry Centre, you'll work flexibly alongside experienced professionals to deliver person-centred care that promotes independence and wellbeing. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's lives while building your career with South Australia's largest healthcare employer.
About the role:
Reporting to the Manager, this role is responsible for providing a range of psychosocial rehabilitation support in concert with those services provided by the clinical on-site staff team. Tasks and duties performed will be of a practical nature, supporting a resident’s accomplishment of their stated goals.
Duties for the role will include:
Contribute to the provision of an environment that supports the individual needs of residents in supporting their individual rehabilitation and recovery,
Facilitate the provision of a ‘home-like environment’ which affords dignity and respects the privacy of residents,
Undertaking rehabilitation of a practical and purposeful nature with residents both individually or in groups,
Undertaking specific practical tasks in order to model, demonstrate and support residents in establishing meal preparation, cooking, cleaning and other daily routines and household tasks essential to sustaining community tenure
Effective and respectful communication processes will be integral to meeting the needs of all staff,
Regular Performance appraisals will support ongoing best practice and provide an environment where continuous staff development and learning is encouraged,
Under direction from Centre based professional staff and in accordance with Centre goals, relevant education and information will be provided for residents and carers,
Information will be provided in a manner which meets the individual resident’s needs
About you:
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of individuals and communities,
Demonstrated capacity for initiative and to work appropriately under direction,
Under direction, ability to carry out basic and rehabilitative tasks with service users, either individually or in groups,
Proven ability to work as a team member and to respectfully participate and contribute within a team environment,
Understanding of underpinning philosophy of rehabilitation and recovery in relation to psychiatric disability,
Demonstrated ability in working with community service providers in attainment of psychosocial supports and goals,
Ability to demonstrate competency in supporting the fulfilment of nominated desired goals and supporting, encouraging and undertaking the pursuit of same
Certificate IV in Mental Health (non-clinical) or equivalent whilst not essential will be highly regarded.
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Lydia Forbes, Allied Health Manager, (08) 8488 6122, Lydia.Forbes@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday June 7 2026
Attachments:
OPS02 Community Rehabilitation Worker - Casual Role Description
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
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: 927375
Advertised: 21 May 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 07 Jun 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
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