Clinical Senior Social Worker Mental Health

Job no: 916325

Work type: Full time

Location: Murray and Mallee

Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Berri
• AHP3 | Full Time Contract | Temporary (up to 22 October 2027)
• Salary: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Clinical Senior Social Worker – Join Our Expert Mental Health Team in RMCLHN

Advance your career as a Clinical Senior Social Worker and make a tangible impact on mental health services across the Riverland, Mallee, and Coorong region. This leadership role offers the opportunity to provide expert clinical care, mentorship, and strategic guidance within a multidisciplinary mental health team.

About the Role:

The Clinical Senior Social Worker (CS SW) is an experienced and highly competent clinician who applies expertise in delivering social work services within a multidisciplinary context across the Local Health Network (LHN) Mental Health (MH) Service. The role contributes to improving quality, safe, and community-driven mental health services and provides clinical and consultancy support that enhances recovery outcomes for consumers in rural and remote areas of South Australia.

As a clinical leader, mentor, and supervisor, the CS SW provides profession-specific guidance to MH social work professionals and students, upholding clinical standards and promoting best practice. The role also includes managing a portfolio that drives service improvements, professional development, and enhanced expertise within the social work discipline.

The CS SW represents local teams, regions, and the LHN MH Service on committees and workgroups, contributing to and managing relevant projects. This position allocates approximately 70% to local clinical and leadership duties and 30% to social work leadership, portfolio management, and supervision responsibilities.

This is your opportunity to lead and shape high-quality, community-focused mental health services while mentoring and supporting the next generation of social work professionals

What We're Looking For:

• Must hold a recognised qualification within the Social Work profession and be eligible for practicing membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). As a self-regulated profession, it is desirable to participate in the AASW Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accreditation Program.
• Post graduate qualifications in social work, psychotherapy, mental health, public sector management would be desirable.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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Applicant 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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 916325

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Application Closing Date

Tuesday 14th October PM

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Advertised: 30 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 14 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time