Social Worker – BlueCare – Cairns Community Care
Employment Term: Permanent Full‐Time. Location: Cairns and surrounding locations.
Remuneration: $42.15–$59.04 per hour (dependent on experience) + 12% superannuation. Salary packaging, penalties, and allowances available.
5 weeks annual leave. Relocation allowance up to $5,000.
As a Social Worker you will support clients living independently in the community by providing psychosocial assessment, care coordination, advocacy, counselling, and support services that improve their quality of life and well‐being.
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct comprehensive psychosocial and risk management assessments for clients in the community.
* Provide counselling, emotional support, crisis intervention, and advocacy.
* Develop and review individualised care plans.
* Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including personal care staff, nursing, and allied health.
* Facilitate referrals to community support, health services, and government programs.
* Promote client choice, dignity and rights‐based practice.
Qualifications & Experience
* Tertiary qualifications in Social Work.
* Registration with a relevant professional body – Australian Association of Social Workers.
* Previous experience within an aged care or acute setting (desirable).
* Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
* Experience with technology incl. smartphones, tablets and laptops.
* Current Australian driver's licence and roadworthy registered vehicle.
Employee Benefits
* Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum for everyday living expenses and bills, and up to $2,650 for meal entertainment.
* Recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebrations, wellbeing and employee assistance programs.
* 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave (available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme).
* Diversity and inclusive leave options – paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave (paid and unpaid) for celebrations such as Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks.
* Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers.
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