Social Worker - Grade 2

Your role at St John of God Social Outreach

We are seeking applications for a Social Worker (Grade 2) to join our Armadale Medicare Mental Health Centre on a permanent fulltime basis.

This will be a client facing role where you will complete initial risk and mental state assessments as well as ongoing brief therapeutic intervention.

The Position

Provide evidence based senior Social Work services to patients / 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. Provide Social work services to DVA TAC and Workcover patients

Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised staff.

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 patient / carers and service providers.

You will have a tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers. The ideal candidate will bring senior clinical experience and demonstrated leadership in a specialised area of clinical practice within a healthcare setting.

Eligibility for Mental Health credentialing is essential. You will also possess the ability to provide professional supervision and mentorship to junior staff fostering professional growth and competence within our caregiver team.

Above all patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

Salary : $122210 to $130310 per annum plus 11.5% Superannuation

Permanent fulltime working 38 hours per week

Salary packaging up to $18550 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

selfeducation and

additional superannuation

Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

For all enquiries contact Ruth Lawrence Manager Head to Health on.

Applications close : May 23rd

At St John of God Social Outreach we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

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 wellbeing.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure welcoming and accessible and unified through our diverse community.

Key Skills

Motivational Interviewing,Acute Care,Crisis Intervention,Behavioral Health,Intake Experience,Hospice Care,Case Management,Home Care,Child Welfare,Experience with Children,Social Work,Addiction Counseling

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 122210 - 130310