SA Health
Job reference: 940939
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Health and Recovery, Trauma and Safety Service (HaRTSS), Adelaide (5000)
- Salary – Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $94,997 to $110,052 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Multiple Positions Available - Full Time/Part Time, Term Contract (temporary up to 26 Feb 2027)
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.)
- Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
- 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
Provide specialist expertise in gendered violence, complex trauma and risk assessment to support SA Health’s Multi Agency Protection Service (MAPS). Work collaboratively with health services and community agencies to improve responses and outcomes for people experiencing domestic and family violence, while contributing to training, service development and continuous quality improvement.
Key duties of the role
- Apply specialist expertise in gendered violence, complex trauma and DFV risk assessment to support MAPS multi-agency analysis, information sharing and service responses within SA Health frameworks.
- Conduct and contribute to comprehensive DFV risk assessments, ensuring appropriate clinical judgement, evidence-based recommendations and referral pathways across health and partner agencies.
- Deliver education, training and capability development for health staff and stakeholders, supporting improved sector responses to DFV and service integration.
- Contribute to service coordination, documentation, data collection and reporting to support accountability, evaluation and continuous improvement of MAPS program outcomes.
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary and interagency teams, promoting integrated responses, quality improvement, consumer feedback and ongoing service development.
Skills and Experience
- Appropriate degree qualification with eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Demonstrated experience in DFV risk assessment, clinical judgement and provision of evidence-based, trauma-informed therapeutic responses.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and conflict management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and interagency settings.
- Sound knowledge of gendered violence, complex trauma, feminist and trauma-informed frameworks, and their application within health service contexts.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver training, contribute to quality improvement and work confidently within complex systems including DFV policy, mandatory reporting and information sharing requirements.
Enquiries can be directed to
Administration Coordinator
Phone: 84440700
E-mail: Health.CedarAdminCoordinators@sa.gov.au
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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:
If you would like 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: Monday 6th July 2026 - 11:55PM
Applications close: 06/07/2026 11:55 PM
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.
Social Worker – Multi Agency Protection Service (MAPS)
