Senior Mental Health Social Worker jobs

• Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
• Various locations – Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie or Kadina
• Allied Health Professional Level 2 (AHP2) or Level 3 (AHP3), $91,785 - $116,216 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
  • This role attracts an annual Regional Incentive Zone Allowance, paid in addition to base salary, with the amount determined by the zone of the work location.
• Full-time/Part-time opportunities available, including permanent and fixed-term roles

Location

Experience the best of regional living in Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie or Kadina. Enjoy affordable housing, a lower cost of living, and a balanced lifestyle with access to beaches, outdoor recreation, family-friendly communities, local schools and health services, plus the strong sense of connection and support found in close-knit regional towns.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person listed below for further information.
• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Fitness Passport – giving regional employees and their families unlimited access to a range of gyms, pools, and health facilities, providing variety and flexibility. It supports regular exercise, wellbeing, and a healthy lifestyle while connecting with the community.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), offering free, confidential counselling for employees, and their immediate families, and is available at sites across regional locations.
• WCHN promotes flexible ways of working. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

About the role

Join the Northern Country CAMHS team as a Social Worker or Senior Social Worker, delivering high-quality, evidence-based mental health services to children and young people aged 0–16 and their families across regional South Australia. You will provide comprehensive assessment, therapeutic interventions, education, counselling, group work, and consultation within a multidisciplinary and interagency framework. Both roles accept accountability for the outcomes of clinical practice, ensuring optimal consumer care and recovery, and are responsible for addressing any inconsistencies between practice and policy. The Senior Social Worker role additionally provides leadership through supervision, direction, support, and education of staff, as well as participation in action research projects, quality improvement initiatives, and policy development. Both roles promote culturally responsive, person-centred care, contribute to service planning, and foster ongoing professional development and excellence in clinical practice.

Essential Qualification:

A degree level qualification in Social Work which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

Enquiries can be directed to

Kim Whitehead, Service Manager, Northern Country CAMHS, (08) 7117 3700 or kim.whitehead@sa.gov.au

To learn more about these roles — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role descriptions and the document checklists below:

• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

Want further information on applying and winning a role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

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Application Closing Date: Tuesday 16 February 2027 at 11:55pm