Social Worker

Job no: 916828

Work type: Full time

Location: Adelaide Hills

Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Position based at Strathalbyn & Districts Health Service – Aged Care
• Salary: AHP2 $91,785 - $106,330 p.a+ Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits + Regional Incentives may apply
• Ongoing Full Time role

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Join our dedicated team at Strathalbyn Residential Aged Care and make a meaningful impact in the lives of residents and their families. In this rewarding role, you will provide high-quality, person-centred social work services as part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team. We're offering an ongoing full-time position where you will work closely with residents, families, and staff to enhance wellbeing, independence, and quality of life.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network runs from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (this position is in Strathalbyn). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

ABOUT STRATHALBYN AGED CARE

Strathalbyn Aged Care is a residential aged care facility that supports residents through ageing in place, providing care for people with varying needs. This includes our Memory Support Unit, which accommodates up to 24 residents living with different stages of dementia.

We accommodate both permanent residents and respite care, with capacity for 92 residents. Co-located with the Strathalbyn & District Soldiers Memorial Hospital, which is also part of the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, we are well-positioned to provide comprehensive and coordinated care.

Our team spans a wide range of roles - from Direct Care Attendants, Enrolled and Registered Nurses, and Nurse Unit Managers/leadership roles, through to Allied Health professionals. Together, we aim to ensure every resident can live the best life possible, supported by compassionate care and a vibrant Leisure & Lifestyle team who deliver meaningful activities and excursions.

WHAT DO WE STAND FOR?

At BHFLHN our values underpin everything we do and the way we behave every day. We also look for people who align to our values and we believe that our passion must be yours to be a success, our values are Trust, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Kindness.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Are you passionate about supporting older people and their families through ageing in place?
• Do you thrive in a multidisciplinary team environment and bring strong collaboration skills?
• Are you able to work independently while managing complex caseloads with professionalism?
• Do you communicate with empathy, sensitivity, and cultural awareness?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions – then read on…

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Deliver individual and group social work services that promote wellbeing and independence.
• Provide support and guidance to residents, families, and carers navigating aged care needs.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to plan, implement, and evaluate care approaches.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and contribute to the supervision and development of junior staff and students.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• 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 Click here more information
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.
• Regional Incentives may apply, subject to the terms in the Enterprise Agreement.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, and do vary depending on what is required in the role, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to be immunised. The policy on immunisation is very detailed, so please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

NEED TO RELOCATE?

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at:

HELP IS HERE Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job reference or reach out to Bianca Whitehead, Restorative Aged Care Lead on Phone: or via E-mail:

. Please also here for our Australian applicant guidelines

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DON'T HESITATE Applications Close on 29 October 2025, 11:55PM

Eligibility: Open to everyone

Advertised: 15 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

Applications close: 29 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time