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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Allied Health, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – AHP2, $91,785.00 - $106,330.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, Ongoing/Permanent

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• 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 to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Social Worker delivers psychosocial assessment, counselling, crisis intervention, case management, and therapeutic planning, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and community agencies. The Social Worker advocates for patients and supports best‑practice service delivery across the hospital.

Key duties of the role

• To provide professional Social Work Services to children, adolescents and their families.
• Psychosocial assessment, counselling, and the implementation of therapeutic intervention plans.
• Social work response is provided to the following areas: crisis intervention, grief and loss counselling and trauma.
• Advocating for individual clients and their family.
• Participation in working parties/committees representing the social work department.

Skills and Experience

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Previous experience in working with health and or welfare setting.
• Previous experience in grief/ loss/bereavement work.
• Knowledge of the impact of chronic illness, trauma and hospitalisation on children, adolescents and families.
• Demonstrated ability to provide written psychosocial assessment and social work interventions.

Enquiries can be directed to

Sarah Humphries

Social Work Manager

8161 7382

Sarah.Humphries2@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• AHP2 - Social Worker - Role Description - 930957.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

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. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 25 March 2026 at 11:55pm