• Women's and Children's Health Network, Sub Acute and Allied Health, Child Development Unit, Kaurna Land, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary
• Classification - AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3- $108,347.00 to $116,216.00 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.4 FTE) – Term Contract (Temporary until 30 June 2026)

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Child Development Unit team as Senior Social Worker and Clinical Coordinator, where you will be responsible for:

• Leading advanced clinical social work assessments and interventions for infants, children, and adolescents with complex neurodevelopmental differences within a multidisciplinary Child Development Unit.
• Coordinating and managing the Child Development Unit adolescent service (known as ANDAS), ensuring culturally appropriate, equitable, and integrated care for neurodiverse families.
• Providing supervision, mentorship, and consultation as required to staff within CDU and to external enquiries from consumers. t
• Driving quality improvement initiatives, research projects, and service development in collaboration with management and stakeholders to optimize outcomes.
• Advocating for families, supporting navigation of health and disability systems, while promoting consumer engagement and culturally sensitive practices.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Degree or equivalent in Social Work with full membership eligibility in the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Advanced clinical judgement, patient-centered evidence-based practice, and leadership within social work and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to build trust and interact sensitively and ethically with patients, families, staff, and community agencies.
• Substantial recent senior-level clinical social work experience managing complex caseloads, providing clinical supervision, and working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Extensive clinical knowledge in social work specialty, child development, community resources, relevant legal/statutory requirements, and allied health roles
• Demonstrated dedication to EEO, ethical conduct, diversity, safety, quality management, risk management, and continuous professional development.

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

Sarah Hill- Allied Health Manager, Child Development Unit, Phone: 71177618, E-mail: sarah.hill@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Thursday 18^th September 2025- 11:55pm

Useful Links

AHP3 - Senior Social Worker & Clinical Coordinator- CDU - Role Description 913317.pdf