Social worker - casual pool 2025-2026

Job no: 916625

Work type: Casual

Location: Adelaide Metro Northern

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals – Elizabeth Vale and Modbury
• Salary (plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits):
  • AHP1 $36.40 - $44.44 per hour + 25% loading
  • AHP2 $46.91 - $54.35 per hour + 25% loading
• Casual, up to 30 June 2026

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit Social Workers to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

This flexible opportunity allows you to contribute to healthcare excellence while maintaining work-life balance.

As part of our casual pool, you'll provide essential psychosocial support across various departments. You'll work alongside multidisciplinary teams to address complex social and emotional needs of patients and families during challenging times.

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments
• Develop and implement intervention plans
• Provide crisis support and counselling services
• Collaborate with healthcare teams and community services
• Facilitate discharge planning and community connections

Appointment to the role will be at the AHP1 or AHP2 classification, dependent on the level of experience.

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Strong communication and assessment skills, ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Integration of models of social work practice and skills into action, including writing timely comprehensive reports. Prepared to work in a fast‐paced environment across two NALHN public hospitals where workspace and resources are shared. Weekend work and public holiday day work will be required.

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Professional development opportunities.

• Well‐established Allied Health Education unit offering high‐quality, targeted in‐house training.
• External, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program.
• Opportunities to participate in research via the Allied Health Research Chair.
• Regular clinical supervision for individualized support and learning.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

• DHS Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate)

Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances).

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.