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Job Summary
- Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Country Health Connect
- AHP1/2 Full Time Contract Ongoing
- Salary:$71217 - $106330 p.a
- Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Join Our Team as a Social Worker!
Make a meaningful difference by delivering compassionate person-centred social work services that respond to the needs of local rural and remote communities. This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team contribute to integrated health care delivery and develop your practice across generalist and palliative care settings.
About the Role:
Under the direct supervision of an experienced Social Worker the Social Worker (AHP1) will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated range of health services appropriate to the needs of the local community. Working as part of a multi-professional team that includes health professionals and service providers from other sectors you will utilise a combination of preventative early intervention therapeutic and evaluative approaches including individual therapy and group programs to support positive outcomes for consumers.
At this level the Social Worker (AHP2) will apply clinical experience increasingly generalist and/or specialist knowledge and professional competence to plan implement and evaluate a comprehensive and integrated range of services tailored to the needs of rural and remote communities. Working under reduced clinical direction you may contribute to the clinical supervision of less experienced allied health professionals allied health assistants and students. As a key member of a multidisciplinary team you will utilise preventative early intervention therapeutic and evaluative approaches including individual therapy and group programs to support consumers and their families across rural generalist and palliative care contexts.
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.
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: 928705
Enquiries
Chrissy Eleftheriadis
Senior Manager Social Work
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Application Closing Date
Wednesday 25th February 2026 - 11:55 PM
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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
