Bentley Park College is seeking applicants for a newly formed social work position in their Secondary Wellbeing Workforce Team. This role sits within a greater regional multidisciplinary Wellbeing Workforce, which provides evidence-informed therapeutic intervention and targeted mental health and wellbeing supports to students and their families. The position includes regular access to individual and peer supervision, as well as other learning and professional development opportunities. It will complement the existing social worker in our Primary Sector. The role is being offered in a temporary part‐time capacity (0.58 FTE, 42 hours per fortnight). This is a progressional position as per the role description; the successful applicant will be appointed to the lower classification with eligibility for progression once specific criteria have been met or demonstrated.
Responsibilities
* Undertake individual and group counselling with students, parents, and families to assist them in resolving personal or relationship concerns.
* Provide professional social welfare assessments, interventions, and follow‐up support to students, parents/carers, and individuals as required.
* Identify needs and participate in the referral and planning of services for children, parents, and families to community agencies such as health and welfare.
* Develop and implement strategies to provide information, support and encourage awareness of, and participation by, parents/carers and the community in school activities and programs.
* Act as the contact for parents/carers and the community to determine relevant issues for improved relationships between the school and community.
Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.
Occupational group: Education & Training
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