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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Family Health Service, Morphett Vale (5162)
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• Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $88,255 to $102,240 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.8 FTE) - Term Contract

About the Opportunity

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

•  CaFHS is part of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network, offering early intervention, parenting, and child development programs for vulnerable families with children aged 0–3.

•  Supports families experiencing complex issues impacting child safety, wellbeing, and development.

•  Works within a multidisciplinary team to improve early identification, assessment, and care planning for families facing adversity.

•  Provides individual counselling, advocacy, and support to parents experiencing challenges.

•  Partners with families to: increase coping skills, enhance problem-solving abilities, build a more positive outlook for the future and improve awareness of available resources and information

•  Based at a CaFHS site but works across regions, including Torrens House, a residential intensive program for mothers and babies experiencing feeding and settling issues.

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
• Ability undertake comprehensive psychosocial assessment of families with young children utilising contemporary best practice frameworks.
• Utilise advanced interpersonal and communication skills to foster productive working relationships across disciplines, contribute positively in a multi- disciplinary team environment and undertake effective problem solving, negotiation and conflict management.
• Work independently and under limited direction to meet deadlines and achieve agreed outputs whilst working with demanding and sometimes competing priorities

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

Allison Higgs

Position: A/Regional Team Manager

Phone: 0428 103 374

E-mail: ally,higgs@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 25/8/2025 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

AHP2 - Social Worker - CaFHS - Role Description.pdf