- Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Murray Bridge & Riverland.
- AHP3 | Allied Health Professional Level 3 | $$112,139.00 p.a. to $120,284.00 p.a.
- Employment: Full time - Ongoing Permanent - Multiple Positions Available.
- Eligibility Open to Everyone

Regional Incentives may apply, subject to the terms in the Enterprise Agreement. (Allied Health positions only) + Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits + Regional Incentives may apply.

About the Role:

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of older people by joining our Community Aged Care team as a Senior Social Worker. In this rewarding leadership role, you'll provide complex, person-centred clinical care that supports older people to live safely, independently and with dignity in their own homes. You'll also mentor and supervise colleagues, contribute to clinical education and service improvement, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and community services. This is an exciting opportunity to use your expertise, leadership and passion for social work to strengthen outcomes for older people across a rural and remote community.

What We're Looking For:

Essential Criteria

- Qualifications, professional membership and eligibility to practise: Must hold a recognised Social Work qualification and be eligible for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), with current professional standing/eligibility to practise as required. A current driver's licence and ability to travel across rural and remote locations are also essential.
- Advanced clinical expertise and professional leadership: Demonstrated extensive Social Work experience, including complex clinical and consultancy practice, preferably in rural and remote settings, with the ability to work independently, provide expert advice, exercise sound professional judgement and apply evidence-based and primary health care principles.
- Leadership, supervision and professional development: Demonstrated experience providing clinical supervision, mentoring, education and professional support to Social Workers, students and multidisciplinary colleagues, together with a commitment to reflective practice, ongoing career development, research and development of workforce capability.
- Person-centred practice, cultural safety and stakeholder engagement: Demonstrated commitment to client-centred practice, cultural safety, community engagement and consumer partnership, with highly developed skills in building effective relationships with clients, families, carers, Aboriginal communities, service providers and multidisciplinary teams.
- Service planning, administration and communication: Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic service planning, workforce development and service redesign, manage projects and resources, use data and technology effectively, maintain high-quality documentation, prepare reports and communicate and negotiate effectively across professional, organisational and community settings.
- Continuous improvement, innovation and quality leadership: Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to quality improvement, evaluation, research, risk management and service development, with the ability to critically analyse practice, identify opportunities for improvement and implement creative, flexible and sustainable solutions that improve outcomes for older people and the wider health service.

Desired Criteria

Participation in the AASW Continuing Qualified Education (CPE) Accreditation Program is desirable.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 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. for 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 benefits, watch a short

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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 LGBTIQA+SB 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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

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- 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

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Application Closing Date

05 October 2026 - 11.55PM

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