Description:
SA HealthJob reference: 906096
Location: 5165 - CHRISTIES BEACH
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Health and Recovery, Trauma Safety Services (HaRTSS), Metropolitan Youth Health (MYH) Christies Beach (5165)
- Salary
- Classification - AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3 - $104,180 to $111,746 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Part Time (0.8 FTE) - Term Contract (temporary up to 31 Mar 2026)
About the Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Metropolitan Youth Health team as a Team Leader, where you will be responsible for:
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- Coordinate site service plans and align with MYH planning processes.
- Collaborate with MYH leadership (including Aboriginal and Young Parent Program Leads), local government, and health services to address emerging needs and system issues.
- Oversee allied health practices and the multidisciplinary team, ensuring consistency in practice and policy.
- Provide expert clinical knowledge for effective therapeutic care, care coordination/case management and best practice delivery in line with the Model of Care.
- Lead and manage MYH multidisciplinary team activities to maintain quality client care and drive change in a complex environment.
- Identify, plan, deliver and document projects, which provide a forum for the discussion of health issues and build young people's capacity to manage their health care.
About MYH:
- MYH works on prevention, early intervention and youth specialist health response measures regarding adverse childhood events (ACE) and their impact on young people's health, including speciality programs for young parents
- This position is located at the clinical health service location of MYH West (which is also the home base for the MYH Young Parents. Program), where multiple support programs run, including the Talking Realities FLO Program and various grant funded Young Parents support Programs.
- MYH programs at this site, focus on building and strengthening safe and positive relationships for all young people accessing our health services but with special focus on young parents and their children.
- Building these protective factors improve children and young people's resilience and reduce the impacts of ACE's on their future health and disrupting intergenerational cycles.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Demonstrated high level of ability and professional expertise to relate to and work with young people and their families, who come from diverse social backgrounds related to socio-economic status, race, culture, sexual orientation, abilities, religion, and including those who face a range of complex issues.
- Advanced interpersonal, communication and conflict management skills, including the ability to foster productive working relationships across disciplines, contribute positively in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Advanced ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with people from a broad range of backgrounds.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake the review of processes, practice and systems to ensure high level quality and prioritise actions for improvement.
- Provision of specialist assessment, case planning and health care services within a case management approach to young people with complex needs. Health care services include engagement, psychosocial support, referral and advocacy, and follow-up.
- Planning, facilitation, evaluation and delivery of specialist group-based projects for young people who present with complex or high risk problems.
What WCHN Can Offer You
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
- 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.)
- Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women's and Children's Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program
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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Special Conditions
To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.
Immunisation Requirements Checklist
Applicant Documents Checklist
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current resume/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
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.
Enquiries
Anna Morris
Position: Team Leader
Phone: 8326 6053
E-mail: anna.morris2@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date : 16/07/2025 - 11:55pm
Useful Links
AHP3 Team Leader_MYHSouth.pdf
Young-Parents-Brochure.pdf
Talking-Realities-Brochure.pdf
Aboriginal-Youth-Program-brochure.pdf
Metropolitan-Youth-Health-Brochure.pdf
metropolitan-youth-health/myh-homepage
Metro Youth Health Placemat v1.2.pdf
Flexibility Statement
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.