Senior Social Worker Truancy

The Senior Social Worker (Truancy) provides professional support and supervision to Social Workers Truancy. This position works with preschools and schools to provide proactive and targeted services to support children and young people with attendance, engagement and retention concerns and their families.  The role will support the Team Manager with the recruitment of Social Workers and provide induction and professional support, development and supervision of Social Workers with a focus on meeting professional and service delivery standards. The Senior Social Worker (Truancy) is a member of a state wide social work leadership team and engages in professional supervision with the Principal Social Worker.

Applications must be made through the I Work For SA website.

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. 

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

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

Enquiries can be addressed to Catherine Opitz, Team Manager on Tel: (08) 8522 09***or Email: ***************@sa.gov.au

For further information and details on how to apply for this vacancy, please go to iworkfor.sa.gov.au and search for vacancy number 578529.

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.

Closing date is 11:30 pm, 29 February 2024