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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Yarrow Place, Health and Recovery, Trauma Safety Services (HaRTSS) North Adelaide
• Remuneration - Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $44.45  to $51.50 per hour plus 25% casual loading
• Employment Casual - Multiple Roles

Overview

The Women's and Children's Health Network provides state of the art health care for women and children in Adelaide and South Australia.

We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions and SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service. We also provides important community-based services of which Metropolitan Youth Health is an integral part.

Yarrow Place is a service of Health and Recovery, Trauma Safety Services (HaRTSS) and the lead public health agency responding to rape and sexual assault in South Australia.

Our Vision: Yarrow Place works towards a long-term vision as follows:

South Australia will have a coordinated and comprehensive response to rape and sexual assault and will work towards a society free of sexual violence.

Mission Statement: Yarrow Place works to prevent adult rape and sexual assault in South Australia and to assist those affected to address the effects of rape and sexual assault.

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 to join the Yarrow Place Rape and Sexual Assault Service as an After Hours Crisis Response / Triage Worker (Social Worker) working in a Casual capacity.

The AHP2 After Hours Crisis Response / Triage Worker (Social Worker) is responsible for:

• Providing face to face crisis advocacy and crisis intervention to people of all genders who have experienced recent sexual assault.
• Working in partnership with on call forensic doctor/nurse.
• Providing some telephone crisis advocacy and crisis intervention to those who have experienced recent sexual assault.
• Contacting, consulting with and coordinating other members of the Yarrow Place Daytime and after-hours service.
• Providing referral information for people of all genders seeking to access counselling, support groups, legal assistance or other help or information in relation to recent sexual assault.
• Liaising closely with members of other agencies and statutory authorities in provision of a daytime and after-hours sexual assault service.
• Supporting new Crisis Response Workers on the after-hours panel.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Mature and self-directed, able to work independently and demonstrate initiative
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and contribute towards a cohesive team culture
• Demonstrated capacity to provide crisis counselling and support to people who have experienced a recent rape or sexual assault
• Proven ability to organise, coordinate, consult, liaise and communicate effectively

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role descriptions for each role. 

Benefits of Joining us

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements. 

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

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. 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: 861331

Enquiries

Sarah Cooper - Manager Yarrow Place

Phone: 1800 817 421

E-mail: sarah.cooper@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

 AHP2 - After Hours Crisis Response Triage Worker - Yarrow Place - Role Description - 861331 (1).pdf

 WCHN Competency Framework.pdf

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