Direct Care Attendant - Kapunda Homes

Overview

Job no : 915397

Work type : Part time

Location : Barossa

Categories : Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Support Services

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Position located at Kapunda Homes - Aged Care
• Multiple Permanent Part-Time positions (total hours negotiable) over a 7-day roster
• Salary : WHA4 $1,128.60- $1,140.30 per week (pro rata)

What are we offering?

Kapunda Homes is seeking caring and dedicated Direct Care Attendants to join our residential aged care team. In this rewarding role, you will provide hands-on support and compassionate care to residents, helping them maintain comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

Working as part of a supportive and collaborative team, you will contribute to daily living assistance, wellbeing programs, and diversional therapy activities while also maintaining accurate records and supporting the smooth operation of the care home. With multiple ongoing part-time opportunities available, this role offers flexibility, stability, and the chance to make a meaningful difference every day.

Who are we?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network runs from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan area (these positions are in Kapunda). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve. The LHN has 11 public hospitals, 6 aged care facilities and an extensive range of community-based services.

Who are we looking for?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions – then read on….

What do we stand for?

At BHFLHN our values underpin everything we do and the way we behave every day. We also look for people who align to our values and we believe that our passion must be yours to be a success, our values are Trust, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Kindness

Where and how you will work

Kapunda is a historic town located in South Australia’s picturesque Barossa region, approximately 80 kilometres north of Adelaide. Known as Australia’s oldest mining town, Kapunda has a rich heritage rooted in copper mining and colonial history. Today, it’s a thriving rural community that blends charming country living with access to modern amenities. Surrounded by rolling hills and vineyards, Kapunda offers a relaxed lifestyle, strong community spirit, and close proximity to the renowned food and wine culture of the Barossa Valley. Learn more here

How will you contribute?

What will we offer you in return?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways :

What else do you need to know / What is essential for success?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. 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 the following :

Our commitment to diversity & inclusion

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

Find out more about working in theBarossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network , and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at : https : / / movetomore.com.au /

Help is here!

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (Job ref : 915397), or reach out to Rachel Jonas, Nurse Unit Manager on Phone : 85662231 or via E-mail : Rachel.Jonas@sa.gov.au

To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guideline

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Find out more about working in theBarossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network , and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at : https : / / movetomore.com.au /

DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 1 December 2025, 11 : 55PM

Please note applications are open until 1 December 2025. Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted continuously, with interviews conducted throughout the advertising period. Early applications are encouraged.

Eligibility : Open to everyone

915397 Direct Care Attendant - Role Description.pdf

JCS+PCA+Carer+Aged+Care.pdf

Advertised : 01 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close : 01 Dec 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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