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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Metropolitan Youth Health, Angle Park 5010
• Salary – AHP2, $91,785.00 - $106,330.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.40TE), Temporary (fixed term) contract up until 31 December 2026

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• 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 to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Youth Health Worker supports vulnerable young people to access primary health care, delivering case-managed, multidisciplinary services. The Youth Health Worker builds partnerships, improves outcomes, leads service development, and empowers youth through engagement, education, and coordinated care.

Key duties of the role

• Provide health care services including intake and assessment, supported referral and follow-up, and psychosocial support.
• Facilitate the access of vulnerable young people to relevant primary health care solutions.
• Identify, plan and coordinate the delivery of projects/programs that provide a forum for young people to discuss issues.
• Empower young people to build their capacity to manage their own health care.
• Work collaboratively with clients in the development and delivery of their individual case management/care plans.

Skills and Experience

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Provision of a high standard of assessment, case planning and health care services within a case management approach to young people with complex needs.
• Planning, facilitation, evaluation and delivery of group-based projects for young people.
• Highly developed ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver training and development programs.

About MYH: 

• MYH works on prevention, early intervention, and youth specialist health response measures regarding adverse childhood events (ACE) and their impact on young people’s health, including speciality programs for young parents.

• This position is located at a MYH clinical health service location site, where multiple support programs run, including various grant funded Young Parents support Programs.

• MYH programs focus on building and strengthening safe and positive relationships for all young people accessing our health services but with special focus on young parents and their children.
• Building these protective factors improve children and young people’s resilience and reduce the impacts of ACE’s on their future health and disrupting intergenerational cycles.

Enquiries can be directed to

Sandy Dunn

Team Manager 

82435637

sandy.dunn@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• AHP2 - Youth Health Worker - Role Description - 934226.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like 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.

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026 at 11:55pm