Social Worker

Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Women's and Children's Health Network, Health and Recovery Trauma Safety Services (HaRTSS), Yarrow Place Rape and Sexual Assault Service, Kaurna Land, North Adelaide 5006
Salary Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $91,785.00 to $106,330.00 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits Full time - Term Contract (Temporary for 12 months) About the Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Yarrow Place team as a Social Worker where you will be responsible for: Provide specialist counselling, case management, and group work services for people who have been subject to rape and sexual assault.
Manage complex client issues and advocate across health, legal, and community sectors, including writing reports for the justice system.
Design and deliver staff training, community education, and nationally recognised programs.
Lead and contribute to strategic projects, service planning, research, and evaluation initiatives.
Promote a collaborative, safe, and respectful team culture while actively supporting continuous service improvement.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have: Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
A high level of written and oral communication skills including proven ability to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
Proven ability to work collaboratively and contribute towards a cohesive team culture.
Demonstrated capacity to provide crisis and long term counselling and group work services.
Proven ability to organise, coordinate, consult, liaise and communicate effectively.
Demonstrated experience working in crisis and trauma situations.
What WCHN Can Offer You Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.
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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.
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