ahp3 - senior social worker (truancy)

Department for Education

Job reference: 702184

Location: PORT LINCOLN

Job status: Short Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

This is your chance to inspire and lead meaningful change while enriching the lives of students, their families, and your professional team. Your expertise and passion are needed now more than ever. Join us today and make an impact that lasts a lifetime

Why work with us

Every child and young person deserves a great education.

We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child's potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing.

Together we will make our education system the best it can be.

When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.

About the role

Student Support Services works with schools and preschools to provide support to assist them in meeting the needs of all children. The role requires the incumbent to participate in the implementation of a service model that supports the provision of integrated and targeted services to meet the needs of children and young people with additional needs.

The trend of increasing learner complexity is well documented in the literature. Increasing numbers of children and young people are being identified with complex learning difficulties and disabilities often with co-existing conditions such as autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Increasing numbers of children are in schools who have difficulties arising from premature birth, have survived infancy due to advances in medical interventions, have rare neurological disorders and foetal alcohol syndrome. Behavioural issues are becoming increasingly more challenging and complex with a range of co-morbidity factors (including mental health) that require skills and expertise to identify underlying causes to better address the needs of the children and young people.

The Senior Social Worker (Truancy) provides professional support and supervision to Social Workers Truancy. This position works with preschools and schools to provide proactive and targeted services to support children and young people with attendance, engagement and retention concerns and their families. The role will support the Team Manager with the recruitment of social workers and provide induction and professional support, development and supervision of social workers with a focus on meeting professional and service delivery standards. The Senior Social Worker (Truancy) is a member of a statewide social work leadership team and engages in professional supervision with the Principal Social Worker.

Student Support Services are on a cultural response journey, as such we value and prioritise Aboriginal ways of knowing, doing and being.

Qualifications

Essential: An appropriate degree or equivalent which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers

Desirable: Nil

Special conditions

The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry.

The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.

For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.

This position is located in Port Lincoln

Remuneration

AHP3 $104,180 - $111,746 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%)

Enquiries

Enquiries can be directed to Joanne Hurrell, Team Manager, via tel: or email:

Application instructions

Applications should be made through the IWorkForSA website.

Applicants are required to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment Declaration, and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the key competencies in the attached position description.

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

Additional note

This is a full-time contract role (1.0 FTE) until the end of June 2026, with the possibility of negotiation for a part-time arrangement of 0.6 FTE or more.

Applications close: 15/10/2025 11:30 PM