Senior Social Worker - Metropolitan North Region
Queensland Department of Education
Metropolitan North Region is seeking applicants for a Senior Social Worker to join the team.
About The Department
Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities, and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance.
About Your New Role
Based in Metropolitan North Regional Office (Nundah and North Lakes), the Senior Social Worker supports learning and engagement of young people in their educational pathway to ensure they reach their full potential and maximise learning in alignment with the Equity and Excellence strategy. As a key member of a multidisciplinary team, you will conduct and lead case management, build partnerships with external agencies to support students, families and the school community, and focus on primary and high school contexts.
Responsibilities
Respond to the needs of identified young people and families to assist with engagement and personalised learning plans in partnership with school communities and external stakeholders.
Build resilience through facilitation of referrals to other allied health professionals and service and care coordination to support young persons and their families' wellbeing and mental health.
Provide professional mental health and social welfare assessment and interventions and follow up support for identified young people and families as required.
Provide leadership within a multi-disciplinary team in a regional setting, supporting schools' community and inter-agency networks relevant to the needs of young people.
Engage in administrative tasks, prepare and present papers and reports relating to the role to school and regional leadership on progress and outcomes of student engagement.
Report to the identified manager of your multi-disciplinary team for operational and administrative matters. Clinical supervision will be provided by Senior Advisor Social Work.
A Mandatory Requirement
Possession of tertiary qualifications in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
Desirable Experience
Demonstrated experience in complex case management, multi-disciplinary and leading stakeholder engagement groups in schools.
Demonstrated experience and understanding of social work within a school setting, and/or child safety environment.
Experience providing therapeutic support and intervention to young people with complex presentations (disability, mental health, behavioural concerns) as barriers to engagement in school.
Experience supporting families and carers experiencing complex or challenging psychosocial concerns including child protection, domestic and family violence, disrupted attachment/trauma and the impact on education.
How to Apply
Attach a brief resume including contact details for two referees (ensure your current line manager is nominated for one).
Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) in response to this job description.
Attach a copy of the mandatory requirements outlined above.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. Applications are valid for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for identical or similar vacancies within the Department. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
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