Senior Social Worker - Southern Metropolitan Team

SA Health
Job reference: 947603
Location: 5162 - MORPHETT VALE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Morphett Vale 5162
• Salary - AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3, $112,139 to $120,284+ 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, fixed term (Temporary) contract until 31 August 2027

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 Senior Social Worker is an extensively experienced and highly competent clinician who delivers advanced clinical services to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health population and also assumes a clinical/professional leadership role within the team, undertaking professional supervision of social work staff working within their team or another team. The Senior Social Worker is responsible for contributing to improvements in the quality, safety and community needs-driven distribution of services across CAMHS and within the specific service area.

Key duties of the role

• Provide, contribute and deliver proficient Mental Health clinical care to clients and their families using evidence bases practice
• Demonstrate a commitment to consumer participation and effective team leadership, ensuring services are delivered in a culturally responsive and inclusive manner.
• Provide clinical leadership and expert knowledge to social workers and multidisciplinary staff  for CAMHS to implement consistency of practice standards and local service outcomes
• Contribute clinical expertise within a learning environment, maintain ongoing professional development, and support quality management initiatives to enhance social work practice and service delivery.
• Contribute to research and evaluation programs while fostering a positive, collaborative and safe work environment.

Skills and Experience

• Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers 
• Extensive clinical experience in social work practice with children and adolescents.
• Advanced clinical experience in at least one Child and Adolescent Mental Health modality.
• Extensive experience supervising clinical staff and working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience in complex assessment, intervention, program development and evaluation.

Enquiries can be directed to

Katrina Waechter

Service Manager

71177500

***************@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:

If you would like 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.

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Monday 14 September 2026 11:55PM

Applications close: 14/09/2026 11:55 PM

Flexibility Statement
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.