If you're a passionate and experienced Social Worker, apply now!

This role will work as part of the Complex And Restorative Team (CARE) and works across the service streams including the Residential Aged Care (RAC) In-reach Service which consists of a multidisciplinary team including Geriatricians and Palliative Care Physicians who deliver care to patients within the residential aged care sites.

About the role: 

As the Senior Social Worker, this role is responsible for a caseload involving more complex assessments, provide clinical support to members of the team, and contribute clinical expertise to achieve optimal patient/client/service outcomes. 

This position will be rostered over 7 days, including a requirement to work on some weekends. 

Duties for the role will include:

• Working with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their families to achieve timely, safe and effective outcomes for patients including developing discharge plans for patients with complex psycho-social factors that impact significantly on the ability to be safely discharged
• Ensuring documentation and auditing practices are consistent with service policy and practice.
• Working within an interdisciplinary team based model of care, liaising with other health professionals to ensure patient assessment and treatment is coordinated and appropriate
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including contributing professional social work expertise input across streams and facilitating complex multi-disciplinary service planning, development and delivery
• Contributing to reviewing and updating relevant procedures, guidelines and resources to ensure they reflect best practice

About you:

• Utilise high level communication skills to effectively work with, and resolve issues and conflict
• Be flexible, adaptive and responsive to change, aligning with key organisational priorities and particularly in an environment with competing demands and changing service partners
• Extensive experience in providing clinical management to complex and difficult casework
• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
• Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Emma Phillips, Principal Social Worker/ Aged Care Team Leader, 0478 282 786, Emma.Phillips@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday May 14 2025

Attachments:

• 900228 - AHP3 Senior 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: 900228