Social Worker

Job no: 914467

Work type: Part time

Location: Adelaide Metro Western

Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Health and Recovery Trauma Safety Services, Metropolitan Youth Health, Kaurna Land, Angle Park 5010
• Salary
• Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2- $91,785.00 to $106, Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time – Term Contract (Temporary for 6 months)

About the Opportunity

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

• Engaging and supporting vulnerable youth by Building strong relationships with disadvantaged young people, helping them access and navigate specialised primary health care and support services.
• Delivering Client-Centred case management by Providing high-quality, multidisciplinary care and psychosocial support within a case management framework aligned to the Metropolitan Youth Health Model of Care.
• Collaborating across services and working closely with young people, families, health professionals, and community agencies to improve access, outcomes, and coordinated care for youth.
• Participating in research, evaluation, and the development of policies and procedures to enhance service quality and respond to the evolving needs of young people.
• Leading professional development by providing supervision and mentoring to team members and students, fostering ongoing learning and a positive, culturally sensitive work environment.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Degree or equivalent enabling full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships, manage conflict, and communicate effectively across diverse populations and multidisciplinary teams.
• Skilled in assessment, case planning, psychosocial support, referral, advocacy, and follow-up with young people facing complex needs.
• Experience planning, facilitating, and evaluating group projects addressing complex youth issues.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, mentor, and support staff and students.
• Strong understanding of adolescent development, youth health issues, social determinants of health, mandatory notifications, duty of care, and culturally sensitive service delivery particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples and those under guardianship.

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 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 ing '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

Sandy Dunn - Team Leader, Phone: , E-

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 24th September :55pm

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Advertised: 10 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 24 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time