Job Info
Location: Tanunda, SA
Salary: Not Specified
Job Type: Contract position | Casual position
Job DescriptionMedicalJobsAustralia.com Social Worker
Aboriginal Health
Job no: ****** Work type: Full time, Part time Located in: Various Categories: Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Aboriginal Health Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
Watto Purrunna, Aboriginal Health
ELIZABETH VALE SA ****
Salary: $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice advantages
AHP2
Temporary Full time and Part-Time up to 31 July **** About the Role: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is seeking a committed Social Worker to join Watto Purrunna's Social and Emotional Wellbeing team and deliver culturally responsive support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across northern Adelaide.
This is a full-time or part-time, fixed-term contract through to 31 July ****.
Your Role in the Community Embedded within NALHN's Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Health Service, you will work alongside multidisciplinary teams to address the social determinants of health for Aboriginal patients and their families.
Your key responsibilities will include: Providing culturally safe casework, assessment, and care coordination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients across various NALHN sites Developing and maintaining partnerships with Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations and community services in the northern Adelaide region Advocating for patients navigating complex health and social systems, including housing, family support, and income security Contributing to team-based care planning and effective transfer of care coordination with a focus on continuity of care
What You Bring Tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Demonstrated experience delivering social work services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families, or communities Strong understanding of trauma-informed, strengths-based practice within a health setting Proven ability to build trust with Aboriginal clients and community stakeholders in a culturally respectful manner Experience working within or alongside multidisciplinary primary health care teams Current SA driver's licence, as the role operates across various northern Adelaide locations
To be eligible for this position,



you must have an Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers About You: The Social and Emotional Wellbeing team is currently undergoing an expansion aimed at increasing capacity to support clients with complex needs.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
About Us: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.
With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.
Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and
Everyone Grows.
At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.
Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes: "My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care." "I feel like
I'm part of a growing and developing service.
" "I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.
" Our Local Health Network Sites and Services: NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient,



community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide's north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.
Lyell McEwin Hospital
the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.
Modbury Hospital
a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
Mental Health Services
adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.
Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services
provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.
Primary Health Care Services
including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.
Benefits of working at NALHN: From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of advantages of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement **** Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel secure at work.
The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Social Worker in NALHN include: professional development opportunities.
We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and under the current enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a Professional Development Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses to allow you to continue to build upon your professional Click here for more details: / Click here to Apply now →

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