Job Description
Position overview
* Casual - covering staff leave on an as-need basis
* Social Worker Grade 2, in line with experience
* Hourly rate: Grade 2 - $57.08 - $65.61 per hour including casual loading
About the role
We are looking for a Social Worker who is seeking an excellent work life balance in the beautiful region of Warrnambool. This relief position will cover staff leave on an as-needed basis. South West Healthcare's (SWH) Social Work and Counselling team provides Social Work services to clients (including outpatients, acute and subacute inpatients) and their families, to assist them to cope with the effects of illness, grief and loss, trauma and difficult life events.
You will be part of a friendly multi-disciplinary team and provide ongoing clinical assessments and targeted interventions including risk assessments, grief and loss counselling, adjustment to illness and coping skills, referrals and collaboration with internal and external services. You will be working with both children and adults depending on the identified need.
This role will work across the acute and subacute wards at Warrnambool Base Hospital.
Scope of Social Work practice includes:
* Assessments - psycho-social assessments, risk assessments around family violence, elder abuse and exploitation
* Counselling, mediation and therapeutic interventions including supporting patients and their families to adjust to diagnosis, trauma and emotional responses to illness and treatment.
* Support children who are experiencing chronic and/or severe medical conditions and help families understand their child's diagnosis and possible reaction
* Grief, loss and bereavement support
* Mediation and conflict resolution and advocating for individuals and their families/carers
* Referrals and collaboration with internal and external services to meet patients and family's needs
What you bring
* An Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) accredited Bachelor Degree or entry level Master\'s Degree of Social Work that provides eligibility for membership of the AASW.
* Excellent communication skills, exhibit ethical and professional responsibility, have a high level of clinical assessment and intervention skills preferably within the public health sector
* Skills in psycho-social assessments, problem solving, communication as well as counselling interventions.
* Demonstrate a proven ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
* Commitment to Professional Development - Education, quality improvement and evidence based practices will be your key drivers.
What we offer
You will enjoy benefits such as:
* Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions
* Internal and external professional development opportunities
* Ongoing clinical supervision including group supervision and reflective practice
* Excellent terms and conditions of employment
* Dedicated Allied Health Assistants for the Social Work and Counselling team
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