- Women’s and Children’s Health Network – Youth and Women’s Safety & Wellbeing Division (YWSWD)
- Social Worker – Christies Beach
- Salary – $86,950 to $100,729 pro-rata – Part Time – Short Term – Up To 30 Jun 2024 – AHP2
Overview
The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being South Australia’s largest maternity and obstetric service, and statewide Maternal Fetal Medicine service.
Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity exists within Metropolitan Youth Health (MYH) to join us as a Social Worker (AHP2).
In this role, you will:
- Engagement of young people who are disadvantaged and/or vulnerable to access and navigate through specialised primary health care services
- Development and delivery of quality outcomes for clients through the provision of youth health care services within a case management framework
- Provision of quality supervision and professional development to team members
Project work may be a part of this role.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver training and development programs
- Planning, facilitation, evaluation and delivery of group based projects for young people who present with complex issues
- Provision of a high standard of assessment, case planning and health care services within a case management approach to young people with complex needs
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.
Benefits of Joining us
You will experience a high level of peer support through initial and ongoing forensic training, building on your existing skills and abilities, in this challenging and rewarding role which provides vital services to some of South Australia’s most vulnerable people. You will also receive an attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.
Other Important Information
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.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- 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
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: 848554
Enquiries
Bianca Driscoll
Phone: 8161 9949
Position: Administration Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]
Application Closing Date: Friday 12 January 2024 – 11.55PM
Attachments
AHP2 – Social Worker – MYH – Role Description – 848554.pdf