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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Acute Services, Child and Family Health Service, Seaford (5169)

• Salary
• Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $88,255 to $102,240

Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to 30 June 2025)

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Child and Family Health Service team as a CaFHS Social Worker, where you will be responsible for:

• A high standard of social work service including individual, family and group work for more complex eligible clients.
• Carrying out interventions including, counselling, behavioural change practice and family interventions to empower clients to make changes to improve resilience and wellbeing.
• Utilising effective prioritisation and workload management strategies to ensure responsive service delivery.
• Participating in the development and implementation of standards and models of service delivery for families with young children.
• A positive image of the service being conveyed through all interactions with clients.

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.
• Proven experience in working with families utilising current research and knowledge about attachment, infant mental health and brain development and families who are experiencing psychosocial need.
• Be able to undertake comprehensive psychosocial assessment of families with young children utilising contemporary best practice frameworks.
• Knowledge of family intervention principles, methodologies and techniques, an understanding of the effects of child abuse and current preventative approaches and the major social and health issues facing mothers, fathers, and children.
• Establish key stakeholder and client relationships across the socio-economic spectrum and from diverse cultures and work effectively within a direct client service environment.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred 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.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

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.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Laura Ingham

Position: A/Co-Clinical Lead

Phone: 0403 150 751

E-mail: laura.ingham@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 07/01/2025– 11:55pm

Useful Links

AHP2 - Social Worker - CaFHS - Role Description