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Social Worker – Northern Community Mental Health
Job no: 939163
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network –Northern Community Mental Health – Salisbury
- Salary: $94,997 – $110,052 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits–AHP2
- Temporary Full-Time, up to 25 May 2027
About the Role
As a Social Worker (AHP2), you will deliver high-quality, recovery-oriented care to adults with moderate to severe mental illness in a community setting.
Working across a 7-day roster, you’ll balance planned therapeutic work with responsive, urgent care.
Typical weekly activities
- Conducting community-based psychosocial and risk assessments for consumers in acute distress.
- Supporting people to avoid hospital admission where safe and appropriate.
- Developing care plans and providing targeted, goal-directed interventions.
- Working closely with psychiatrists, nurses, and peer practitioners in daily team collaboration.
- Participating in duty/rapid response to ensure timely and coordinated care.
- Engaging families, carers, and external agencies (including NDIS, housing, NGOs).
- Supporting safe transitions and discharge planning.
What You’ll Bring
You are a thoughtful, adaptable clinician who works well in dynamic environments and values team-based care.
- Experience in mental health, community, or health-related social work.
- Confidence in psychosocial assessment and care planning.
- Understanding of recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice.
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage diverse populations.
- Knowledge of (or ability to quickly learn) SA Health systems and the Mental Health Act.
Essential: Qualification eligible for AASW membership.
Why Join This Team?
- Open communication and shared decision-making.
- Structured support for managing complex clinical situations.
- Learning from each other through daily collaboration.
- Regular clinical supervision and support.
- Strong peer support during duty and high-risk work.
- A culture of learning, reflection, and continuous improvement.
Benefits of this role
- Opportunities to participate in research and service development.
- Career progression across a large and growing health network.
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 you 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, including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Checks:
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check for vulnerable person-related employment.
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