Senior Social Worker

Job Position: Senior Social Worker

Company: Government of South Australia

Expected salary: $102641 – 110094 per year

Location: Adelaide, SA

Senior Social Worker Job Details:

SA Health
Job reference: 848227
Location: 5000 – ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Mental Health Services, Adelaide
• Salary AHP-3 $102,641 – $110,094 p.a.
• Part-time working 15 hours per week and temporary up to 28/6/24

About the role

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) Mental Health Clinical Program is made up of a range of multidisciplinary teams providing recovery-focussed clinical services to consumers. These teams include inpatient and sub-acute, community and rehabilitation teams in youth, adult and older persons’ services.

The Senior Social Worker is an experienced mental health clinician who provides clinical and operational leadership to the Social Work Service staff (Social Workers and Allied Health Assistants) at the RAH Mental Health Unit and the Eastern Acute Inpatient Services. The Senior Social Worker will complete a range of clinical Social Work duties such as conducting complex and comprehensive assessments of consumer needs, contribute to the development of formulations, as well as developing, implementing and monitoring specialised and targeted individual and group interventions to support the achievement of the consumers’ clinical goals.

The Senior Social Worker works within the multidisciplinary team providing skilled evidence based professional Social Work services to consumers, their families and carers.

The Senior Social Worker applies specialised expertise to the development, delivery and continuous improvement of quality clinical work and provides discipline specific assessments, interventions and consultancy service to the team. The Senior Social Worker works collaboratively with consumers, their families and carers and may liaise closely with a network of government and non-government organisations to assist consumers whose severity of mental disorder and/or level of disability necessitate regular review and follow-up to facilitate improved functioning and community tenure.

Qualifications

Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through and and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

What we offer

• Attractive salary packaging available
• 17.5 percent Leave loading applied to your annual leave
• Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
• Onsite Gym and Day Care facilities available to staff at TQEH and RAH.
• Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.

Essential Requirements:

• Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
• Working with Children Check
• Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the

in the workplace.

Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Information:

• In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits and employer superannuation contributions.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening.

Job ref: 848227

Enquiries to:

Sandra Matta Telephone: 0422 004 584

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 15 December 2023

Attachments

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.

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