- Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Clare, Minlaton, Peterborough and Snowtown
- Direct Care Workers
- Salary: $1,314.30 to $1,340.60 per week (pro rata) WHD4
- Eligibility Open to Everyone

Direct Care Worker - make a difference to Residential Aged Care
across Regional South Australia

Melaleuca Court - Minlaton

0.84FTE Permanent
1.2FTE Temporary - Various Contracts

Nalya Lodge - Peterborough

0.21FTE Permanent

Lumeah Home - Snowtown

0.63FTE 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 robust sense of belonging. We value diversity, encourage people to use their talents, and recognise and reward the contributions of every team member.

Kara House - Clare
nestled in the heart of the Clare Valley, a region where time slows and every day invites you to relax, explore, and enjoy life's simple pleasures.
Kara House is a 25-bed Residential Aged Care Facility, located in a separate building on the grounds of Clare Hospital.

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.

Peterborough Hospital - Nalya Lodge
Peterborough is a vibrant rural town surrounded by golden plains and rich history.
Nalya Lodge is an 11-bed Residential Aged Care Facility co-located with Peterborough Hospital.

Snowtown Hospital - Lumeah Home
Located 150 km north of Adelaide, Snowtown is a peaceful agricultural community surrounded by the Barunga Gap and Hummocks Ranges.
Lumeah Home has 25 MPS aged care beds co-located with Snowtown Hospital.

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 workplace 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 excellent 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

. * 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: 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:

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:

DON'T HESITATE! Applications Close on Tuesday 8th September 2026 at 11:55PM

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