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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Berri
• AHP3 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Clinical Senior Social Worker – Violence, Abuse and Neglect – Lead Safe and Compassionate Services Across RMCLHN

Play a pivotal role in strengthening RMCLHN’s response to violence, abuse, and neglect by leading high-quality, safe, and consumer-focused services that protect vulnerable children, families, and communities.

About the Role:

The Clinical Senior Social Worker (Violence, Abuse and Neglect) is an experienced and highly competent clinician who delivers specialist services and provides clinical and professional leadership to health professionals working in rural and remote areas of South Australia. This role is responsible for driving the implementation of legislative reforms relevant to child protection and sexual, domestic, and family violence across RMCLHN, ensuring compliance with SA Health’s Safety Framework and the South Australian Government’s strategy for keeping families and children safe and well.

Working collaboratively with stakeholders, the Clinical Senior Social Worker ensures targeted and culturally appropriate screening, early intervention, and reporting systems are embedded across the network. They provide leadership in embedding best practice standards, delivering safe and consumer-focused services, and supporting training and education for staff across RMCLHN.

This role requires specialised expertise in responding to consumers at risk of violence, abuse, and neglect, with responsibility for leading service improvements, supporting vulnerable consumers, and, when required, delivering direct clinical services to families experiencing complex issues.

What We’re Looking For:

• Must hold a recognised qualification within the Social Work Profession and be eligible for (full) membership of the Australian Association of Social Work. For self-regulated professions it is desirable to participate in the professional associations accredited continuing professional development program.
• A higher qualification in a relevant area such as health service and/or project management, professional specialisation/clinical education will be highly regarded.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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Applicant 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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• DHS Aged Care Sector Employment Screening required for this position
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

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: 917172

Enquiries

Chrissy Eleftheriadis
Senior Manager Social Work
Phone: 8580 2500
E-mail: Christene.Eleftheriadis@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Saturday 18th October 2025 - 11.55 PM

Attachments

917172 AHP3 Role Description.pdf

JCS+Social+Worker+final.pdf

About Berri Workforce Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines