
Social Worker
2 weeks ago
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Health and Recovery Trauma Safety Services, Metropolitan Youth Health, Kaurna Land, Christies Beach 5165
- Salary
- Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $91,785.00 to $106, Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Part Time – Ongoing Permanent
About the Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Metropolitan Youth Health - South team as a Social Worker, where you will be responsible for:
- Engaging and supporting vulnerable young people to access and navigate youth-focused primary health care, including young parents and those impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
- Delivering high-quality, trauma-informed case management and psychosocial support aligned with the MYH Model of Care, through both onsite and outreach services.
- Collaborating with families, health professionals, and community partners to improve health outcomes and empower young people in managing their own care.
- Contributing to service development and improvement through evaluation, data collection, research, and implementation of best practice standards and policies.
- Providing clinical supervision and mentoring to students and staff, supporting a culture of professional growth, cultural sensitivity, and continuous learning.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Appropriate social work degree or equivalent qualification eligible for full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, able to engage effectively with diverse populations and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience providing assessment, case planning, psychosocial support, referral, advocacy, and follow-up for young people with complex needs.
- Solid understanding of adolescent psychosocial development, youth health issues, mandatory reporting, information sharing, duty of care, and consumer rights.
- Awareness of social determinants affecting vulnerable groups, including young people under guardianship and those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, to ensure culturally appropriate health services.
About MYH:
- MYH works on prevention, early intervention and youth specialist health response measures regarding adverse childhood events (ACE) and their impact on young people's health, including speciality programs for young parents
- This position is located at the clinical health service location of MYH West (which is also the home base for the MYH Young Parents. Program), where multiple support programs run, including the Talking Realities FLO Program and various grant funded Young Parents support Programs.
- MYH programs at this site, focus on building and strengthening safe and positive relationships for all young people accessing our health services but with special focus on young parents and their children.
- Building these protective factors improve children and young people's resilience and reduce the impacts of ACE's on their future health and disrupting intergenerational cycles.
What WCHN Can Offer You
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
- 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.
- 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.)
- Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women's and Children's Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
- 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
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
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.
Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Enquiries
Nina Ticca - Team Leader, Phone: , E-mail:
Application Closing Date: Sunday 28 September :55pm
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