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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Lameroo and Pinnaroo
• WHD6 | Part Time Contract 0.5 FTE | Ongoing
• Salary: $1,419.40 - $1,486.70 per week (pro rata)
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone 

Join Our Team as a Diversional Therapist - Enrich Lives and Foster Meaningful Connections

Make a meaningful impact by designing and delivering engaging activity programs that enhance wellbeing, independence, and quality of life for aged care residents. This role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise in a supportive residential setting while contributing to person-centred care and positive lifestyle outcomes.

About the Role:

As a Part-time Diversional Therapist, you will implement, coordinate and evaluate diversional therapy programs that promote productive and fulfilling lifestyles for residents. Working within the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, you will deliver group social activities, individual stimulation programs, and tailored emotional support to residents with varying cognitive and physical needs.

You will contribute to care planning and objective setting, ensuring activity programs align with individual goals and enhance overall wellbeing. In addition to direct resident engagement, you may provide guidance and supervision to staff involved in activity delivery.

This ongoing opportunity with SA Health allows you to utilise your specialist knowledge, strengthen your professional practice, and play a key role in fostering a vibrant and supportive aged care environment.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience providing direct care services in a health-related field
• Proven experience working with elderly people
• Staff supervision experience
• Previous experience as a Diversional Therapist or Activities Coordinator
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Relevant qualifications and specialist knowledge enabling you to advise on activity programs and contribute to objective setting

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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Applicant Information

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

This is a part time vacancy, working 38 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements:

• 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 A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

For more information about the role please refer to the role description provided below. Job Ref: 925622

Enquiries

Jocelyn Grieger
Position: Director of Nursing
Phone: 8576 4600
E-mail: Jocelyn.Grieger@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Tuesday 10th March 2026 - 11:55PM

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925622 WHD6 Role Description

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