Aso5 Aboriginal Social

**Job no**: 847204
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Yorke and Mid North
**Categories**: Administration and Clerical, Community Services, Aboriginal Health
- **Women's and Children's Health Network - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service**:

- **Aboriginal Social & Emotional Wellbeing Worker - Pt Augusta or Whyalla**:

- **Salary - $84,522 to $94,003 p.a - Full Time - Ongoing/ Permanent - ASO5**

**_A requirement of this role is that the applicant is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander pursuant to an exemption under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA)._**

**_ The role requires Aboriginal expertise, cultural knowledge and life experience. Applications for the position are therefore only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants. _**
- On top of this, as an employee of Women's and Children's Health Network, you will have access to Salary Sacrifice benefits with _MAXXIA_ which allows for generous salary sacrifice arrangements each FBT year as a special benefit for employees of the local Health Networks. A Meal Entertainment allowance per FBT year can also be salary sacrificed out of your pre-tax income to cover costs over and above the Everyday living expenses benefit._

**About Us**

The Women's & Children's Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state's leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA's largest maternity and obstetric service.

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

**The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) **is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, statewide and hospital-based services / perinatal women.

**The Opportunity**

An exciting opportunity exists within **CAMHS Northern Country Team, **located at **Kadina & Port Pirie** to join the team as **Aboriginal Social & Emotional Wellbeing Worker, ASO5 **on an **Ongoing**, **full time capacity.**

As the CAMHS Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Worker, you will:

- accept accountability for the outcomes of their practice with Aboriginal children, adolescents their families with social and emotional and/or mental health issues
- address inconsistencies between practice and policy
- ensure optimal consumer care
- accountable to the Clinical Services Coordinator, and professionally to the Senior Aboriginal Clinician, for delivering culturally responsive child and adolescent mental health care to consumers with complex needs.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will have to:

- Demonstrate ability to integrate Aboriginal cultural experiences
- Communicate and work with other professionals, facilitate group functions and work as a team member
- Demonstrated experience in engaging, establishing relationships, having informed discussions with Aboriginal children and young people
- Demonstrated experience working in social and emotional/mental health services and/or other relevant community services, and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge of appropriate counselling and group work modalities for Aboriginal children, young people and their families

To find out the specifics, including the **key selection criteria** and **special conditions**, please go to the attached role descriptions.

**Benefits of Joining us**

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.
- On top of your salary, as an employee of Women's and Children's Health Network, you will have access to Salary Sacrifice benefits with _MAXXIA_ which allows for generous salary sacrifice arrangements each FBT year as a special benefit for employees of the local Health Networks. A Meal Entertainment allowance per FBT year can also be salary sacrificed out of your pre-tax income to cover costs over and above the Everyday living expenses benefit._

Join our 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.

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