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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Country Health Connect
• AHP1/2 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $71,217 - $106,330 p.a 
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as a Social Worker!

Make a meaningful difference by delivering compassionate, person-centred social work services that respond to the needs of local rural and remote communities. This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, contribute to integrated health care delivery, and develop your practice across generalist and palliative care settings.

About the Role:

Under the direct supervision of an experienced Social Worker, the Social Worker (AHP1) will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated range of health services appropriate to the needs of the local community. Working as part of a multi-professional team that includes health professionals and service providers from other sectors, you will utilise a combination of preventative, early intervention, therapeutic and evaluative approaches, including individual therapy and group programs, to support positive outcomes for consumers.

At this level, the Social Worker (AHP2) will apply clinical experience, increasingly generalist and/or specialist knowledge, and professional competence to plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive and integrated range of services tailored to the needs of rural and remote communities. Working under reduced clinical direction, you may contribute to the clinical supervision of less experienced allied health professionals, allied health assistants and students. As a key member of a multidisciplinary team, you will utilise preventative, early intervention, therapeutic and evaluative approaches, including individual therapy and group programs, to support consumers and their families across rural generalist and palliative care contexts.

What We’re Looking For:

• Must hold a recognised qualification within the Social Work profession and 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.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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Applicant Information

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• 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: 928705

Enquiries

Chrissy Eleftheriadis
Senior Manager Social Work
Phone: 8580 2500
E-mail: Christene.Eleftheriadis@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Wednesday 25th February 2026 - 11:55 PM

Attachments

928705 AHP1 Role Description

928705 AHP2 Role Description

About RMC Workforce Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines