Community Social Worker Grade 1 or 2

Community Social Worker 

Permanent Full Time

80 hours per fortnight with an ADO

About the role

Our primary and preventative department is actively seeking a highly motivated Community Social Worker to join our dynamic and collaborative multidisciplinary team. As a member of our team, you will be responsible for delivering counselling and rural outreach services to our community.

To be considered for this position, you must be a Qualified Social Worker and a member of the AASW. We prefer candidates with previous work experience in a hospital environment and demonstrated skills in counselling, as well as the ability to make sound assessments of treatment needs based on specialist recommendations and advocacy of a client-led process.

Your excellent communication skills and ability to engage with a diverse range of people are essential for success in this role. You must be comfortable working both autonomously and as a member of a team.

The successful candidate will also provide support for patients being discharged from the hospital, ensuring a smooth transition back into their homes and community. This may include monitoring recovery, organising and attending specialist appointments, providing supportive counselling, debriefing, and education relating to their hospital stay, and advocating for patients’ needs with recovery-based organisations.

The position will provide valuable assistance to community members seeking access to Allied Health Services as outpatients, promoting health and wellbeing outcomes through early intervention. The successful applicant will confidently participate in clinical meetings and committees, while taking an active role in developing and delivering group work areas such as chronic disease, postnatal depression, anger management, conflict resolution/mediation, mental health first aid, stress and anxiety, and rural adjustment issues as required.

For more details take a look at our Position Description.

Closing Date       Sunday 22^nd October 2023

You will bring:

• Relevant qualifications and registration in Social Work, Psychology or Counselling
• Ability to liaise and consult with health professionals in a multi-disciplinary team
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Highly effective interpersonal and team skills

We can offer:

• Flexible working arrangements (full & part-time, contract) and option to purchase additional leave to support work/life balance 
• Relocation consultant support (housing, partner employment, childcare/education, social groups etc) 
• Cash payment for relocation costs (up to $2,000) and other financial support for covering relocation costs through salary packaging ). 
• External professional development funding support in the first 12 months (up to $2,000).

About us

At Western District Health Service (WDHS) we pride ourselves on our strong teamwork and our shared commitment to providing person-centred high-quality healthcare to the Southern Grampians community.

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The Greater Hamilton region is rich with lifestyle opportunities and facilities. Working for WDHS will enable you to pursue your profession, build your career and enjoy a great work/life balance. To find our more information about the Greater Hamilton region you can visit https://wdhs.net/v2/home/careers/community-information/

You will be working alongside experienced, passionate leadership peers who are true to our values of Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Empathy.

Be Yourself – We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that our staff and visitors bring to our service.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate must have or obtain a National Criminal Police Check. Depending on the role, a Working with Children Check Clearance, Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme check, and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check may also be required. All employees must comply with WDHS vaccination requirements, including COVID and Booster shots. WDHS is a smoke-free workplace.