Aboriginal Social Emotional Wellbeing Worker

**SA Health**

**Job reference**: 825579

**Location**: 5112 - ELIZABETH

**Job status**: Ongoing

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women’s and Children’s Health Network - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)**:

- **CAMHS Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Worker - Northern Metro, Elizabeth (5112)**:

- **Classification ASO5 - Salary - **ASO5 - $83,273 - $92,614 p.a**:

- **Employment Type - Full Time - Ongoing/Temporary Contracts Available**
- On top of this, as an employee of Women’s and Children’s Health Network, you will have access to Salary Sacrifice benefits with _MAXXIA_ which allows for generous salary sacrifice arrangements each FBT year as a special benefit for employees of the local Health Networks. A Meal Entertainment allowance per FBT year can also be salary sacrificed out of your pre-tax income to cover costs over and above the Everyday living expenses benefit._
- Please note:_
- A requirement of this role is that the applicant is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander pursuant to an exemption under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA)._
- The role requires female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander expertise, cultural knowledge and life experience. _
- Applications for the position is therefore only open to female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants. _

**About Us**

The **Women’s & Children’s Health Network** provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service.

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our 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.

**The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)** is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, statewide and hospital-based services for perinatal women.

**The Opportunity**

An exciting opportunity exists to join the **CAMHS Elizabeth** team as a **CAMHS Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Worker, ASO5 **on an **ongoing, full time** contract, with flexibility to commence on a temporary basis. If you are interested in using your skills to provide cultural and clinical expertise for children, adolescents and their families we strongly recommend you apply.

The **CAMHS Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Worker** is responsible for ensuring optimal consumer care. Addressing cultural safety and undertaking culturally informed engagement, assessment, education/advocacy, counselling and group work are considered essential components of care which is directed towards consumer health and recovery. This involves ongoing consultation, liaison and co work with other **CAMHS** disciplines, government and non-government organisations.

To find out the specifics, including the **key selection criteria** and **special conditions**, please go to the attached role description.

**Benefits of Joining us**

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.

**Other Important Information**

A requirement of this role is that the applicant is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander pursuant to an exemption under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA).

The role requires a female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander expertise, cultural knowledge and life experience.

Applications for the position are therefore only open to female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants. **Job ref**:825579**

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.

**Immunisation Risk for this position is** - Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)

COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement under the Public Health Act 2011 (Healthcare Setting Workers Vaccination) (COVID-19) to work in SA Health/he