SA Health
Job reference: 935846
Location: 5041 - DAW PARK
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join our Rehabilitation, Aged Care and Palliative Care Team

 This part-time, ongoing position offers the perfect work-life balance with weekend-only shifts while making a real difference in patients' recovery journeys. You'll support allied health professionals in helping patients transition smoothly from hospital to home. 

About the role: 

Reporting to the Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) this role is responsible for for provision of assistance with patient care as directed, ensuring cleanliness and proper functioning of clinical areas and equipment, and undertaking administrative support as required. Duties for the role will include:

• Provide specific therapeutic interventions under direction of AHP staff.
• Assisting patient in personal care needs to maintain privacy, cleanliness and dignity before, during and after therapy interventions.
• Accurately maintain documentation under the explicit direction of the supervising AHP.
• Adhere to relevant WHS requirements including infection control and hand hygiene, reporting of incidents and near misses, safe operation of workplace equipment and manual handling, and maintenance of patient/client confidentiality.
• Under instruction from AHP therapist, lead group-based therapy for relevant patients.

About you:

• Must possess or being undertaking a Certificate III or Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent.
• Ability to work under close supervision and direction from Allied Health Professionals.
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills – able to demonstrate the ability to work with people from a variety of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding environment to assist patient therapy and / or handling of patient related equipment and devices.
• Experience working in a service environment.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Jen Mulligan, Transition Services Manager, 0473 470 263, jennie.mulligan@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 17 May 2026

Attachments:

• Weekend Allied Health Assistant - 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: 935846

Applications close: 17/05/2026 11:55 PM

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.