Your role at St John of God Social Outreach
We are looking to hire a Mental Health Social Worker (Grade 2) on a permanent basis to join our Raphael Centre in Geelong, Victoria.
As a Social Worker, you will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide senior social work services to consumers. Practices as a Social Worker and ensures practice is in accordance to the Australian Association of Social Workers_ Code of Ethics and Practice Guidelines_ and SJGHC policies and guidelines.
You will be expected to work independently and demonstrate a specialist level knowledge and depth of experience, participate in teaching, training and research, to supervisor students and mentor junior caregivers.
The Position- Provide evidence based senior Social Work services to consumers/carers within the clinical specialty area/s.- Provide Social Work assessment, intervention and evaluation at an advanced practice level for complex and general caseload/s.- Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised caregivers.- Contributes to the evaluation of the Social Work Service and Clinical Specialty, to ensure continuous improvement.- Ensures effective multidisciplinary team work through professional communication and comprehensive liaison with colleagues, consumers/carers and service providers.- Ensures maintenance of appropriate clinical documentation and clinical information systems.- Demonstrates reflective practice and commitment to career development.- Supports Social Work service through communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service (through to the coordinator of Social Work).
You will have senior clinical experience and leadership in a specialised area of practice within a healthcare setting, ability to undertake professional supervision and/or mentor junior staff and develop evidence based, innovative clinical practices and initiation of quality improvement activities.
Successful applicants will have tertiary qualifications in Social Work and be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work and eligible for Mental Health credentialing.
Must be eligible for a Medicare provider number.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
We can offer:
- Salary: $92,652 to $110,805 per annum (pro rata for part time), plus 11.5% superannuation- Permanent part-time working 30.4 hours per week- Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
- Novated leasing- work related expenses- self-education and- additional superannuation- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs- Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
For enquiries, please contact Janet Foggin, Manager Mental Wellbeing & Raphael Services VIC on 0476 815 588.
Applications close: May 30th
- Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being._
- Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community._
📌 Mental Health Social Worker
🏢 St John of God Health Care
📍 Geelong