• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary – ASO5, $85,790.00 to $95,413.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Employment Full time/Part Time - Ongoing Permanent

This position is exempted from the provisions of Sections 52(1) and 103 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 pursuant to an order of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal, therefore allowing Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to be preferred for appointment to this position.

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.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• 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.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The CAMHS Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Mental Health Worker is responsible for ensuring optimal consumer care. Addressing cultural safety and undertaking culturally informed engagement, assessment, education/advocacy, counselling and group work are considered essential components of care which is directed towards consumer health and recovery. This involves ongoing consultation, liaison and co work with other CAMHS disciplines, government and non-government organisations. The CAMHS Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Mental Health Worker uses expert cultural knowledge, skills and experience in the application of direction, support, orientation and education to other staff and leads and participates in action research projects, quality improvement activities and policy development within the practice setting

Key duties of the role

• Relationships are established to enable contact with Aboriginal children, young people (and their families) experiencing social and emotional difficulties or mental health distress in worker’s region and significant services within worker’s scope and area of practice.
• Collaboration and co work as required occurs with workers from CAMHS and other Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal services in the provision of social and emotional wellbeing/mental health and community services.
• In conjunction with CAMHS clinicians provides expert cultural knowledge and techniques to support clinically safe and relevant mental health assessment of clients and families.
• Provides cultural information and advice to assist in effective mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions for Aboriginal children and young people

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate ability to integrate Aboriginal cultural experiences, philosophy and practice particularly as it relates to the provision of social and emotional/mental health services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children, young people and their families.
• Negotiate the boundaries of safe practice with reference to current knowledge and skills, and to know when to refer to other professional disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to promote cultural safety within CAMHS by raising awareness and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures as well as factors affecting positive mental health/wellbeing outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Demonstrated experience in engaging, establishing relationships, having informed discussions with Aboriginal children and young people (their families and significant others) to enable their needs to be met.
• Experience in contributing to mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for Aboriginal children and young people by the provision of cultural knowledge and advice. Contributing to the development implementing and evaluation/or therapeutic programs

Enquiries can be directed to:

Sarah Crichton - Position: Executive Assistant to the Directors CAMHS - Phone: 81617198 - E-mail: [email protected]

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

• ASO5 Aboriginal Social Emotional & Wellbeing Mental Health Worker CAVUCS.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Want further information on applying and winning this 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.

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 6th October 2025 (11:55pm)