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Salary- Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Mt Gambier or Berri
- Salary - Classification - ASO5 - Administrative Services Officer L5 - $85,522 to $94,003
- Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to 31 Dec 2024)
A requirement of this role is that the applicant is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander pursuant to an exemption under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA).
The role requires Aboriginal expertise, cultural knowledge and life experience. Applications for the position are therefore only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants.
About Us
The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service.
Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, statewide and hospital-based services / perinatal women.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity exists within CAMHS Southern Country Team, located at Mount Gambier or Berri to join the team as Aboriginal Social & Emotional Wellbeing Worker, ASO5 on a 12 month contract, in a full time capacity.
As the CAMHS Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Worker, you will:
- accept accountability for the outcomes of their practice with Aboriginal children, adolescents their families with social and emotional and/or mental health issues
- address inconsistencies between practice and policy
- ensure optimal consumer care
- accountable to the Clinical Services Coordinator, and professionally to the Senior Aboriginal Clinician, for delivering culturally responsive child and adolescent mental health care to consumers with complex needs.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have to:
- Demonstrate ability to integrate Aboriginal cultural experiences
- Communicate and work with other professionals, facilitate group functions and work as a team member
- Demonstrated experience in engaging, establishing relationships, having informed discussions with Aboriginal children and young people
- Demonstrated experience working in social and emotional/mental health services and/or other relevant community services, and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge of appropriate counselling and group work modalities for Aboriginal children, young people and their families
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role descriptions.
Benefits of Joining us
Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.
On top of your salary, as an employee of Women’s and Children’s Health Network, you will have access to Salary Sacrifice benefits with MAXXIA which allows for generous salary sacrifice arrangements each FBT year as a special benefit for employees of the local Health Networks. A Meal Entertainment allowance per FBT year can also be salary sacrificed out of your pre-tax income to cover costs over and above the Everyday living expenses benefit.
Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our Hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
Applicants 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.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can apply. Job ref: 849281
Enquiries
Catherine Walmsley - Regional Manager, CAMHS
Phone: + 61 8 87247055
E-mail: **************@health.sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: Sunday 18 February 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
Role Description - Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Worker ASO5 - 849281.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
