Social Worker

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Health and Recovery Trauma Safety Services, Metropolitan Youth Health, Kaurna Land, Elizabeth 5112
• Salary
• Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $91,785.00 to $106, Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time & Part time positions available – Term Contract (temporary for months)

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Metropolitan Youth Health - North team as Social Worker, where you will be responsible for:

• Empowering vulnerable young people to access and navigate primary health services through inclusive engagement and tailored case management.
• Delivering high-quality youth health care aligned with the Metropolitan Youth Health Model of Care, including intake, assessment, referral, and psychosocial support.
• Collaborating with families, health professionals, and community agencies to strengthen service access and improve long-term outcomes for young people, especially young parents.
• Leading continuous improvement through research, evaluation, and the development of youth-focused policies, programs, and clinical practices.
• Providing professional supervision and mentorship to staff and students, supporting a culture of growth, accountability, and trauma-informed care.

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.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Degree in Social Work (or equivalent) with eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Proven experience delivering youth-focused health care, including assessment, case planning, psychosocial support, and advocacy.
• Strong knowledge of adolescent development, youth mental health, and social determinants of health, particularly for priority populations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, communicate across diverse backgrounds, and manage competing priorities.
• Experience in facilitating group programs and contributing to service improvement through training, evaluation, and quality initiatives.
• Skilled in supervising and mentoring staff or students, with a commitment to continuous learning and best practice.

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

Sascha Drummond - Team Leader/Nurse Unit Manager, Phone: , E-mail:

Application Closing Date: Thursday 25th September :55pm

Useful Links

AHP2 - Youth Health Worker - Role Description