Illawarra Shoalhaven Mental Health Service | Permanent Full Time | Social Worker Level 3 | $108,595 - $112,114 per annum | REQ479489 |
Together, we can do more.
Come and join the team at Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) and be a part of our caring and people-focused workforce. We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker within our Mental Health Service.
The Safeguards Team is a Child, Adolescent and Youth Acute Mental Health Service designed to provide innovative, timely and best practice care to children and adolescents aged 0-17 years experiencing acute mental health distress. The team is community based and provides rapid, mobile and flexible care to resolve acute mental health crisis, including assessment, assertive outreach and referrals, and as appropriate time-limited brief therapeutic interventions and short-term care coordination.
What can we offer you?
We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:
- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
- Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay
- Fitness Passport- discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Clinical Supervision - to facilitate in-depth reflection on clinical practice in a supportive environment
- Training and education opportunities
- Career progression, professional development, and secondment opportunities to grow and nurture your career
- Thank you and recognition initiatives
With the ocean to the east and the escarpment to the west, there are also many benefits of living and working inthe Illawarra. The contrast between mountains and beach gives the South Coast its own special charm. Life is lived at a slower pace, with mornings spent exploring cafes, eateries or food markets, and afternoons spent at the beach, on bushwalks or at one of many world-class wineries.
Heading further south tothe Shoalhaven, you’re met with adventure and rich culture. The region is also home to some of Australia’s most beautiful beaches, waterways and National Parks - with Jervis Bay and Kangaroo Valley only a short, 20-minute drive away - and is also host to many annual food and arts festivals and events.
Selection Criteria
- Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), including the ability to demonstrate a practical application of the AASW Code of Ethics.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in psychosocial assessment, care planning, systemic family therapy, family/parent psycho- education and behaviour management, appropriate to young people presenting with symptoms of mental illness. Therapies are able to be provided in context of family or in group modalities.
- Demonstrated ability to provide expert advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
- Demonstrated high level ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise work and manage stressful situations; ability to work unsupervised and apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or critical nature.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement activities and service evaluation processes with other staff and demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision.
- Current NSW driver’s licence, with the ability to travel in accordance with position responsibilities.
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact George Macmillan on [email protected]
Selection Criteria
- Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), including the ability to demonstrate a practical application of the AASW Code of Ethics.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in psychosocial assessment, care planning, systemic family therapy, family/parent psycho- education and behaviour management, appropriate to young people presenting with symptoms of mental illness. Therapies are able to be provided in context of family or in group modalities.
- Demonstrated ability to provide expert advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
- Demonstrated high level ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise work and manage stressful situations; ability to work unsupervised and apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or critical nature.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement activities and service evaluation processes with other staff and demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision.
- Current NSW driver’s licence, with the ability to travel in accordance with position responsibilities.
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact George Macmillan on [email protected]