**Enterprise Agreement / Classification**
- Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2021 - QUAL SOC WKR GR1 YR3 - SC13
- Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2021 - QUAL SOC WKR GR1 YR7 - AF25
**Hours per Fortnight**
**Position Summary**
**Work in an environment that offers**:
- A supportive environment for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- A new facility with a diverse patient base
**The Position**
- Position Title: Social Worker - Grade 1 - Ward based
- Classification: Grade 1 Year 3 SC13 - Year 7 AF25
- Hours per fortnight: 76
- Employment Status: Fixed Term Full Yime
- Other requirements: COVID-19 Vaccination
**Role Description**
- Are you a Grade 1 Social Worker or final semester Social Work student looking to start your hospital Socail Work career? We are interested to hear from you!
**Bendigo Health**
- Our 700 bed state of the art hospital was built in 2017. We are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. We have all of the latest technologies allowing our 5000 staff to deliver
- _Excellent Care to Every Person, Every Time._ Remuneration is in accordance with Victorian Public Health Enterprise Agreements and generous salary packaging arrangements are offered to all staff. Bendigo Health offer:
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Salary Packaging
- Financial relocation support available for eligible applicants
- Reimbursements for the cost of obtaining any required pre-employment checks (Police Check, WWCC and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Access to recommended immunisations
- Smoke free environment
- If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
**The Team**
- The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women's and Children's, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.
**Bendigo Region**
- Bendigo is one of Victoria's fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region's population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous adaptable working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
**Diversity and Inclusion**
- Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
**Selection Criteria**
- Essential : Degree in Social Work recognised by the AASW and eligibility for AASW national accreditation status.
- Essential : Ability to satisfy the requirements of the Bendigo Health Allied Health Credentialing and Professional Standards.
- Essential : Demonstrated time management skills to manage a case load, maintain schedules, set goals / objectives.
- Essential : Ability to cooperate and work well with others in the pursuit of team goals.
- Essential : Demonstrated flexibility and ability to adapt constructively within a busy and dynamic working environment.
- Essential : Work within the multi-disciplinary team, recognising and respecting the expertise and contribution of all team members, collaborating to refer clients to other services as necessary.
- Essential : Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.