About this role
The Social Worker - Incident Support Service (SWISS) is a member of a team who provide a timely and coordinated response to critical incidents and crisis events that impact education sites across the state. The position will work with preschools, schools and communities, assisting them to identify the needs of their students and to plan and provide immediate, early and proactive interventions to whole sites. The Social Worker role strives to mitigate the effects of an incident and support the site to return to equilibrium, while addressing social, emotional, mental health and wellbeing issues for students.

Student Support Services are on a cultural response journey, as such we value and prioritise Aboriginal ways of knowing, doing and being.

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 directed to Tanya Russo, Team Leader, via tel: 0429 460 809 or email: [email protected]

Applications must be made through the I Work For SA website. For further information and details on how to apply for this vacancy, please go to iworkfor.sa.gov.au and search for vacancy number 691523.

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.

Applications close at 11.30 pm on 17 August 2025.