Social Worker

2 days ago


Port Adelaide, Australia Sonder AU Full time

Posted: 02/09/2025

Closing Date: 17/09/2025

Salary: $88,099.57 - $94,792.09

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Kaurna Country, Sonder Port Adelaide

Job Category: Healthcare & Medical

Join us as a Social Worker and be part of the implementation of a fantastic new centre

**Who are we?**

Sonder is an inclusive, not-for-profit organisation that has been providing better quality health and support services to the South Australian community since 1993. We support thousands of people each year to access services across seven key domains - Mental Health, Aboriginal Health, Alcohol and/or other Drugs, Employment, Community Health, Disability, and Homelessness. The Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Centre is a place of hope grounded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customs, values, spiritual connection to ancestral lands, seas, and waters, and cultural knowledge. It offers a culturally safe and welcoming environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can access support for their mental health and social and emotional wellbeing. The Centre takes a holistic, whole person approach that respects and includes traditional healing methods. Staff are culturally aware, trauma-informed, recovery-focused, and provide warm, non-judgemental, and compassionate care.

**What benefits can we offer?**

When you work with Sonder, you become part of the Sonder family and that provides you with a number of benefits such as:

- Salary (excluding super) paid above award and reviewed annually
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development allowance provided yearly
- Generous salary packaging options - increase your take home pay by 6-12%
- 17.5% Leave Loading
- Modern and welcoming office spaces
- Christmas Closure Bonus Leave (above annual leave entitlements)
- Training opportunities
- Meal & entertainment allowances
- Paid parental leave, and much more

Sonder are open to negotiating further benefits with the successful applicant to ensure an excellent working environment for you.

**Centre Implementation**:
Our centre is set to officially commence service delivery October 2025. We are now recruiting passionate, enthusiastic staff who are not only committed to delivering accessible and culturally safe care, but who are also excited by the unique opportunity to help shape something from the ground up. Joining our team at this early stage means being part of a start-up environment. One that values innovation, flexibility, and a strong sense of purpose. We are seeking individuals who are eager to contribute to the implementation of new programs and services, help refine processes, and play an active role in creating a welcoming, inclusive, and impactful space for our community.

**Hours**:Full time (1.0FTE)

**Contract**: Ongoing

**Location**: While our permanent centre is being established in the CBD, positions will be based at Sonder Marion and Sonder Port Adelaide.

**About the Role**:
As our Social Worker, you will provide culturally safe, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and families experiencing mental distress. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver psychosocial assessments, therapeutic interventions, and care coordination that reflect the Social and Emotional Wellbeing Framework and the Centre’s holistic, whole-of-life approach to healing. The role supports people across the lifespan and actively promotes cultural identity, self determination, and community connection as protective factors for wellbeing

**Experience Requirements**:

- Experience working as a Social Worker in mental health, SEWB, or community settings.
- Experience supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and families across the lifespan.
- Experience working with people experiencing complex needs, including trauma, substance use, or family violence.
- Experience in case management, advocacy, and interagency collaboration. Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from regional and remote communities is highly desirable

**Qualification and Other Requirements**:

- Working With Children’s Check
- National Police Check
- Working with Vulnerable People Check
- Immunisations is accordance to SA Health Immunisation Policy
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Eligibility for registration with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

**How to apply**:
**Advert Closing Date**:


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