Social Worker

4 days ago

Adelaide, South Australia SA Health - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network Full time $91,785 - $106,330 per year
  • Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Hospital - Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit
  • Salary $91,785 - $106,330 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | Full Time, Ongoing

Join our Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit Team as a Social Worker

As a member of the MHRU multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist clinical social work rehabilitation services to consumers. You will use your expertise to create individualized rehabilitation plans in collaboration with the consumer, their family, and other team members, with the goal of helping consumers recover and enhance their lives within the MHRU and the wider community.

The Social Worker carries a clinical caseload and is responsible for a range of clinical activities, including rehabilitation planning, group facilitation, and social work-specific assessments and interventions. You will also provide direction, supervision, and support for Social Work students and Rehabilitation Support Workers.

About the role:

Duties for the role will include:

  • Utilising Social Work expertise and discipline-specific skills, such as family work, holistic practices, and problem-solving, to maximize individuals' and communities' recovery journeys.
  • Assisting consumers in developing daily activities and structures to improve independent living skills by accessing appropriate leisure, vocational, and educational resources.
  • Working collaboratively and seamlessly with mental health and other service providers to facilitate positive rehabilitation and recovery opportunities through integrated care planning.
  • Working assertively with families and carers by ensuring their input is recognized, their needs are addressed, and by offering opportunities to be involved in program planning.

About you:

  • A degree or equivalent qualification in Social Work which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
  • Extensive experience working within a mental health setting.
  • Skills in undertaking a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment, including risk assessments of consumers with high or complex needs.
  • Advanced ability in the planning, coordination, and implementation of comprehensive care/service plans.

Join a team that benefits from our newly implemented Enterprise Agreement which provides competitive wage increases, enhanced professional development, and improved working conditions.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: The SALHN Recruitment Team on

Application Closing Date:11.55 pm Sunday 7th of September 2025

Attachments:

  • Social Worker Role Description
  • Australian applicant guidelines
  • International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

  • We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
  • The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
  • Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
  • SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 912510

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