Intensive Therapeutic Care Program

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 900964
**Location**: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women's and Children's Health Network, Health and Recovery, Trauma Safety Services (HaRTSS), North Adelaide (5006)**:

- **Salary**
- **Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $88,255 to $102,240** **+ Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits**
- **Full time OR Part Time - Ongoing Permanent**

**About the Opportunity**

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the **Yarrow Place Rape and Sexual Assault Service**as a** Social Worker,**where you will be responsible for:

- providing intensive therapeutic support to young people who are under the Guardianship of the Chief Executive who are aged 12-25 years and are at risk of, or are currently, being sexually exploited and frequently missing from care. The Social Worker also works with the young person’s families, carers, support networks and/or significant others.
- working in collaboration with staff from other agencies and supports the care team and others to provide direct care and intervention to the young person.
- supporting the young person through assertive engagement approaches and will need to be mobile, and flexible with their therapeutic support.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Qualification of a Degree in Social Work from an accredited course providing eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) (overseas qualifications must supply the AASW Overseas Assessment number).
- Experience in the provision of therapeutic services to young people who have experienced sexual abuse/assault
- Demonstrated experience working in crisis and trauma situations
- Demonstrated ability to provide therapeutic counselling to young people who are at risk of or have been sexually assaulted
- Ability to relate well to people from a wide range of backgrounds and professions
- Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation, liaison and presentation skills
- Leadership and motivational skills

**What WCHN Can Offer You**
- 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. Click here more information
- 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.)
- 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**

**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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

**Enquiries**

Jane Regan

Position: Team Coordinator

Phone: 1800 817 421

**Application Closing Date**:22/5/2025** - 11:55pm

**Useful Links**

AHP2 - Social Worker - Intensive Therapeutic Care Program Yarrow Place - Role Description - 900964.pdf

**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible way