Description:
SA HealthJob reference: 894043
Location: 5680 - STREAKY BAY
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Community and Allied Health, Streaky Bay
- Salary: $67,589 - $72,033 p.a (pro rata) - ASO3
- Temporary Part Time working 60 hours per fortnight, up to 26 January 2026
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people in your community? Become a Home Care Coordinator and help enhance the well-being of individuals in need of support!
As a vital member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will coordinate and oversee community-based ageing and disability programs, helping individuals remain in their homes with the support they need. In this role, you will collaborate with a range of health professionals, government and non-government agencies, ensuring clients receive the best possible care.
Key Responsibilities :
- Coordinate and implement care plans for clients, linking them to medical and community services.
- Conduct holistic, systematic assessments that prioritise client rights and responsibilities.
- Manage client care packages, ensuring they are accessible and culturally sensitive.
- Liaise with external agencies to advocate for clients and ensure their needs are met.
- Maintain comprehensive case files and care plans, ensuring all documentation is accurate and up to date.
- Support clients in raising issues and participate in system improvements and service delivery reviews.
- Manage and report on statistical data to monitor service delivery.
What We’re Looking For :
- Demonstrated experience in case management and working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Proven communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Empathy and non-judgmental approach to working with clients, ensuring they receive the best care.
- Experience working with individuals with complex health needs is highly regarded.
About Us
With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.
The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy. We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.
Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.
Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.
Applicant Information
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
- 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.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 894043
Enquiries
Anne-Marie Richards
Community Services Coordinator
Phone: 0423 297 160
E-mail: Anne-Marie.Richards@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
26 February 2025, 11:55PM
Attachments
894043 Home Care Coordinator - Role Description.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
Flexibility Statement
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.