SA HEALTH

Job reference: 867813
Location: 5700 - PORT AUGUSTA
Job status: Ongoing

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Port Augusta (5700)
• Salary
• Classification - ASO5 -Aboriginal Social & Emotional Wellbeing Worker, Administrative Services Officer L5 - $84,522 to $94,003
• Full time - Ongoing Permanent

ABOUT US

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.
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We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the CAMHS team as an Aboriginal Social & Emotional Wellbeing Worker, where you will be responsible for:

• Deliver culturally responsive child and adolescent mental health care to consumers with complex needs, and address inconsistencies between practice and policy.
• Address cultural safety and undertake culturally informed engagement, assessment, education/advocacy, counselling, and group work, Ensuring optimal consumer care.
• Engage in ongoing consultation, liaison, and co-work with other CAMHS disciplines, government, and non-government organisations.
• Utilize expert cultural knowledge, skills, and experience to direct, support, orient, and educate other staff.
• Lead and participate in action research projects, quality improvement activities, and policy development within the practice setting

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated ability in integrating Aboriginal cultural experiences, philosophy, and practices into mental health services for Indigenous youth and families.
• Proven expertise in engaging and establishing rapport with Indigenous youth and families to address their needs effectively.
• Vast experience in conducting assessments and implementing interventions for Indigenous youth and families with complex mental health challenges.
• Demonstrated understanding of cultural, social, and emotional wellbeing issues impacting Indigenous youth and families, and government policy impacts on mental health outcomes.
• Proficiency in utilizing appropriate counselling and group work modalities tailored for Indigenous youth and families