Ahp2 Social Worker - Truancy

Department for Education
Job reference: 532445
Location: 5025 - FLINDERS PARK, 5070 - FELIXSTOW
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Why work with us
The Department for Education is building a stronger future by making South Australia’s public education system world- leading.
We have a plan to take the statewide standard of public education in South Australia from good to great, as a great education can change lives.
We are one team, statewide. Everyone in public education works together, united behind our vision because what we're doing today will improve the futures of children in South Australia.
We’re making a difference so South Australia thrives.

Job Description
The Student Support Services (SSS) team works with schools and preschools to assist them to support the strengths, opportunities and additional needs of learners. This service is time-limited and based on identified and agreed upon goals, recorded in a service plan. The nature and level of support is tailored to each site's needs.

The Social Worker- Truancy is a member of an inter-disciplinary team and works with children and young people with truancy, attendance, engagement and retention issues and their families. The Social Worker works with preschool and school staff, and parents to develop evidence based interventions that include proactive, targeted and intensive strategies that can be adapted for learning and home contexts. This position works with the professional support of the Senior Social Worker.

Qualifications
Essential: An appropriate degree or equivalent which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Special Conditions
The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry.
The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

For all other Special Conditions please refer to the Role Description.

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, please submit:
Application Cover Sheet (attached)
Pre Employment Declaration form (attached)
Cover Letter
Response to the Key Competencies outlined within the Position Description – AHP2 Social Worker Truancy, and a
Current CV

Please note, you may choose to respond to the Key Competencies within your Cover Letter or in the form of a separate document. Either way, please ensure that you respond to each of the six Key Competencies outlined on page 3 of the Position Description – AHP2 Social Worker Truancy, and that you remain within a 1,500 total word limit. It is suggested that you use headings to assist with your response to each of the six Key Competencies.

Remuneration
AHP2: $85,665 - $99,241 plus superannuation per annum (will be adjusted to the actual hours worked)

Enquiries
Please direct your enquiries regarding the position at the Flinders Park Office to Bonnie Yates, Senior Social Worker – Social Work Truancy on Tel: 0448 758 822 or Email: bonnie.yates3@sa.gov.au

Please direct your enquiries regarding the position at the Felixstow Office Karyn Williams, Senior Social Worker – Social Work Truancy on Tel: 0421 144 296 or Email: karyn.williams@sa.gov.au

Additional Note

Available vacancies are:
Full-time (1.0 FTE) contract position at the Flinders Park Office;
Part-time (0.5 FTE)contract position at the Felixstow Office

Both roles start immediately until 4 June 2024, with possibility of extension.

Applications close: 31/05/2023 11:30 PM