Community Support Worker - Direct Care Worker

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

SA Health is seeking a Community Support Worker to assist older people and those with disability in the Limestone Coast region. You will work in homes and communities, delivering person-centred care including personal support, meal prep, and mobility assistance.

Role requires a current driver’s licence and ability to work autonomously, with a focus on independence and safety within care plans. NDIs checks and driver requirements apply.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to provide personal care and practical support.
• Strong communication, reliability and confidentiality when working with diverse groups.
• Understanding consumer-directed care and reablement principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and practical support (showering, hygiene, meal prep, cleaning, laundry).
• Deliver household assistance, transport, shopping, and social support in consumers' homes and communities.
• Collaborate with families, carers, health professionals and other providers to ensure safe, responsive, person-centred care.
• Report changes in health or functional status and follow individual care plans.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliability

Flexibility

Communication

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support

First Aid Certificate

Certificate IV in Disability

Job description

• Location: Across the Limestone Coast region - Mt Gambier, Bordertown, Naracoorte, Penola, Kingston, Keith, Millicent

About The Role

Join Country Health Connect as a Community Support Worker and make a meaningful difference by supporting older people and people living with disability to maintain their independence and quality of life across the Limestone Coast.

Working directly with consumers in their homes and communities, you will provide individualised support in accordance with their care plans. This may include personal care, household assistance, meal preparation, transport, shopping and social support.

Working autonomously in the community, you will build positive relationships with consumers and families while collaborating with health professionals to provide safe, responsive and person-centred support.

About You

You are a compassionate, reliable and flexible person who enjoys supporting people to maintain their independence. You can work confidently and autonomously in the community, build respectful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and provide practical, person-centred support in accordance with individual care plans.

To succeed in the Community Support Worker role, you will:

• Demonstrate the ability to provide personal care and practical support, which may include showering, bathing, toileting, personal hygiene, meal preparation, cleaning and laundry.
• Work effectively with consumers, families, carers, health professionals and other service providers, demonstrating strong communication, reliability and confidentiality.
• Understand consumer-directed care and reablement principles, supporting consumers to participate in decisions and maintain their independence wherever possible.
• Recognise and promptly report changes in a consumer’s health or functional status and safely undertake duties in accordance with individual care and service plans.
• Hold a current driver’s licence and have access to a reliable, registered and appropriately insured motor vehicle. A current First Aid Certificate, Certificate III in Individual Support (Aged Care, Disability or Home and Community) and/or Certificate IV in Disability are desirable.

About Country Health Connect

Country Health Connect provides a broad range of aged care, disability and community-based support services across the Limestone Coast, helping people to remain independent and connected within their own homes and communities.

Working within a Consumer Directed Care model, services are tailored to each consumer’s individual needs, choices and goals. Community Support Workers play an important role in delivering this support, which may include personal care, household assistance, meal preparation, transport, shopping, social support and assistance with mobility.

You will work closely with consumers, their families and health professionals to provide responsive and respectful support that promotes independence, choice and quality of life.

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 and education opportunities.
• Benefit from salary packaging and wellbeing initiatives.
• Live midway between Adelaide and Melbourne, with the best of regional and city life.

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 satisfactory NDIS Worker Screening Check is required.
• A current driver’s licence and willingness to drive is required.
• You must have access to a reliable, registered and insured motor vehicle.
• You must be flexible and willing to participate in a 7-day roster, working varied hours/shifts across different settings.
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the 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 Stacey Stafford, Regional Manager Home Support on [phone] or email and quote role 948385

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

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

Community Support Worker - Direct Care Worker South East, Australia