**Remuneration**: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour + Super + Salary Packaging
**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time and Permanent Part Time (24 hours per week)
**Position Classification**: Social Worker Level 1/2
**Location**: Charlestown Mental Health Centre
**Hours Per Week**: up to 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ569919
**Applications Close: Sunday 18**th** May 2025**
**About the role and where you'll be working**:
We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Community Mental Health Service, primarily based with the Lake Macquarie Team at Charlestown. This service is open during business hours.
The permanent full-time role has a rehabilitation focus, the part time role is positioned to work with our mainstream continuing care team. The two positions are embedded in our multidisciplinary mental health team which supports consumers and their families by providing person centred, trauma informed mental health assessment and intervention. Clinicians are allocated a number of consumers to work with, this involves taking the lead in coordinating their care, alongside their GP and other support providers, and delivering interventions tailored to the consumers identified need. Throughout the week there are a number of clinical meetings where clinicians are able to talk about the consumers they are supporting and seek input from other members of the MDT.
The Social Worker will have access to regular clinical supervision, provided by Hunter New England Health, within work time. They will also be supported day to day by a Senior Social Worker, a Clinical Coordinator and the Team Manager. In addition to these supports the service is supported by a Service Manager and social workers within HNEMH are supported by the Head of Social Work.
Greater Newcastle Mental Health Service has a structured orientation for all new staff. We also facilitate weekly professional development sessions for staff. Other professional development opportunities are available depending on the learning needs/ areas of interest of the staff member.
**About you**:
We are specifically looking for someone who is reflective, demonstrates an ability to learn through their work, is team oriented and can contribute to a positive workplace culture.
**Requirements**:
- Must hold as a minimum a bachelor degree in social work which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.
**What we can offer you**:
At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:
- Flexible working arrangements available including focus days from home and nine day fortnights
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping, public transport and other services
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
**Additional information**:
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies across the Greater Newcastle Mental Health Service
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
- Hunter New England Health is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health's commitment to implementing _the Child Safe Standards._ We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse._
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**I**nformation for Applicants**:
**This is a Category A position**. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with**NSW Health policy directive **PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases** for Category A positions prior to offer.**All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
**_Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of _**_benefits _**_such as _**_allocated_**_ days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid _**_maternity leave_**_, and salary packaging options including meal expenses._**
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