YNLHN - Direct Care Worker - Ira Parker, Melaleuca Court
SA Health
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- Location
- South Australia
- Type
- Part-time
- Salary
- $1,376.70 – $1,404.20 a week
About the role
- Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Minlaton, Port Pirie, Balaklava
- Direct Care Workers
- Salary: $1,376.70 to $1,404.20 per week (pro rata) WHD4
- Eligibility Open to Everyone
Direct Care Worker – make a difference to Residential Aged Care
across Regional South Australia
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Melaleuca Court - Minlaton |
0.84FTE Permanent |
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Ira Parker - Balaklava |
1.06FTE Permanent |
WHERE YOU’LL BE AND WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) is committed to fostering a workplace culture where employees feel safe, supported, and a strong sense of belonging. We value diversity, encourage people to use their talents, and recognise and reward the contributions of every team member.
Balaklava Soldiers Memorial Hospital – Ira Parker Aged Care
Balaklava is a welcoming country town just one hour from Adelaide, known for its strong agricultural roots and close-knit community.
Ira Parker is a 20-bed Residential Aged Care Facility co-located with Balaklava Hospital.
944355 BALAKLAVA WHA4 Direct Care Worker Role Description.pdf
Melaleuca Court Nursing Home – Minlaton
Located on the stunning Yorke Peninsula, Melaleuca Court offers a supportive workplace focused on professional development, teamwork, and compassionate care.
944355 MELALEUCA COURT WHD4 Direct Care Worker Role Description.pdf
WHO ARE WE AND WHAT WE OFFER?
The Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe in their work environment encouraging all people to use their talents and be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
A career in the YNLHN can be very rewarding and comes with great lifestyles benefits. Not to mention your choice of scenery from farm to ocean, vineyards, and the Southern Flinders Ranges.
AT YNLHN we offer opportunities to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us in the following ways:
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) and meal entertainment expenses Click here more information.
- Access to professional development opportunities, enabling staff to build skills across a diverse range of services while contributing to high-quality, person-centred care for the community.
- Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?
Working in this environment, it is important to us that we employ people with the utmost integrity and commitment to providing a service to the highest possible standard to all visitors. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include:
- Registration or eligibility for enrolment as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
- Undergo employment screening and meet immunisation requirements.
Please contact us, if you have any queries. Further information please see: Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy and in the application to help guide you.
NEED TO RELOCATE?
Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At YNLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQIA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
HELP IS HERE!
Please refer to the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 944355), or reach out to
Vanessa Watson
Position: CenSTaR Administration Officer
Phone: 0468 810 489
E-mail: vanessa.watson@sa.gov.au
DON'T HESITATE! Applications Close on Tuesday 17th November 2026 at 11:55PM
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