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• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Southern Fleurieu Community Mental Health, Victor Harbor
• Salary: AHP3  $104,180 to $111,746 p.a. (Pro-rata)
• Temporary Part-time position working 30 hours per week up to 7 November 2025

Overview

The Clinical Senior Social Worker (SW) is an experienced and highly competent clinician who applies expertise in the delivery of Social Work services within a multidisciplinary context within the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN) Mental Health (MH) service. The Clinical Senior SW contributes to the improvement of quality, safe, community driven Mental Health Services and provides clinical Social Work and consultancy services that support the recovery of mental health consumers from rural and remote areas of South Australia.

As a clinical leader, mentor and supervisor, the Clinical Senior SW provides clinical support and profession-specific supervision to Mental Health (MH) Social Work professionals / students and plays a leadership role in upholding clinical Social Work professional standards and practices within the LHN MH.  The CS SW holds a portfolio on behalf of the Social Work profession to develop, encourage and promote increased expertise and service improvements in the discipline objectives.

As part of the regional clinical leadership the Clinical Senior SW represents local teams, regions and the LHN MH service on relevant committees and work groups and may be required to contribute to or manage relevant projects. The role has designated 70% to local clinical and leadership duties and 30% for Social Work leadership, portfolio and supervision matters.

Essential Criteria

• Must hold a recognised qualification within the Social Work profession
• Be eligible for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

As a self-regulated profession, it is desirable to participate in the AASW Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accreditation program. Post graduate qualifications in social work, psychotherapy, mental health, public sector management would be desirable.

Applicant Information

In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here.  For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

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:

• 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 A

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: 891596.

Enquiries

Priscilla Pennington
Team Leader
Phone: 8552 0637
E-mail: Priscilla.Pennington@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

Monday, 3 February 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

891596 BHFLHN AHP3 Clinical Senior Social Worker Role Description.pdf

Social Worker Job Capacity Statement.pdf

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