Clinical Senior Social Worker
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Job Summary
- Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Location Negotiable within Region
- AHP3 Part Time Contract 0.9 FTE Ongoing
- Salary: $108347 -$116216 p.a (pro rata)
- Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Join Our Team as a Senior Social Worker - Lead Inspire and Strengthen Rural Health Services
Step into a rewarding senior role where your expertise will directly influence the quality growth and direction of Social Work services across the Riverland Mallee Coorong region. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful clinical impact while shaping the future of rural health through leadership mentorship and service improvement.
About the Role:
As a Senior Social Worker you will bring advanced clinical skills and strong professional leadership to the development delivery and continuous enhancement of high-quality Social Work services. Working within a multidisciplinary environment you will provide complex clinical care consultancy and support to clients across the region while upholding best-practice standards.
You will play a key leadership role by mentoring and clinically supervising less experienced Social Workers supporting the development of staff and students and contributing actively to the RMCLHN Social Workers Network and the Riverland Mallee Coorong Regional Social Work Network.
This role also includes holding a portfolio on behalf of Country Health SA where you will drive service improvement initiatives represent RMCLHN on relevant committees and may oversee or contribute to associated projects. Collaboration with Allied Health Clinical Seniors team members and key stakeholders is central to success in this position.
What Were Looking For:
- Must hold a recognised qualification within the Social Work profession and be eligible for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- As a self-regulated profession it is desirable to participate in the AASW Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accreditation program.
About Us
The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network called RMCLHN for short supports more than 70000 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 herefor 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 benefitswatch a shortvideoabout what salary packaging is.
- Provide Relocation Support where information available fromSA Health Careers - Relocation support.
- Join RMCLHNs Allied Health Team Allied Health team video
- Join our allied health team at RMCLHN SA Health (web page)
Applicant Information
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent culturally diverse backgrounds members of the LGBTIQASB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
This is a part time vacancy working67.5 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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)
- 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: 923390
Enquiries
Chrissy Eleftheriadis
Senior Manager Social Work
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Application Closing Date
Friday 19th December 2025 - 11.55 PM
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
