Cclhd - Social Worker Lvl 3 - Child And Family Health - Senior Clinician

About You

• You have tertiary qualifications in Social Work, with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) (overseas qualifications must supply the AASW Overseas Assessment number).
• You have significant demonstrated social work experience in providing therapeutic interventions with families (including individual and Family counselling, a high level of assessment, brief intervention and group facilitation skills).
• You have demonstrated experience in providing team leadership, clinical leadership, management and supervision to staff and students as well as experience as a member of a multidisciplinary team and skills to support clinical leadership within the team.

CCLHD are seeking a Senior Social Worker with specialised clinical expertise in pregnancy, birth, child development, and Family structures. This role requires advanced reasoning, autonomous operation with minimal supervision, and the ability to manage a clinical load alongside other duties.

As a Senior Social Worker, you will provide senior leadership, supervision, and management to Social Workers within the perinatal services of Child & Family Health. This includes oversight of Social Workers in the District’s Family Care Cottages, the Ngiyang Aboriginal Pregnancy, Child & Family Health service, and the SNF home visiting service, as well as broader Child and Family Health Social Work services in collaboration with the Social Work Team Leader - Child & Family Health (Level 4).

As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services. CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey.

What We Offer

• Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast 
• Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy and 17.5% Leave Loading on Full Time positions. 
• Full Salary Packaging services are provided – which means you save more tax. 
• Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing. 
• Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership. 
• Social Club. 
• Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program.

Child Safe Standard Commitment

Central Coast Local Health District is committed to ensuring child safety in all our health services, and hospitals in every ward, emergency department, waiting room, clinic as well as our online and virtual spaces. The Central Coast Local Health District has already taken significant steps to keep children safe, though more work needs to be done to ensure that child safety is embedded in all the care that we deliver and is across all systems, policies and processes.  The Child Safe Standards provide a framework that outlines the essential elements of Child Safe organisations. Through the application of the Child Safe Standards our organisation will continue to build a culture where abuse is prevented, responded to and reported. We are committed to promoting the rights of children and young people and empowering and promoting their voices within the Central Coast. Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Our Commitment To Diversity and Inclusion

At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The ‘Stepping Up’ online resource aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.   

Please note that all NSW Health workers are strongly recommended to stay up to date with Covid-19 vaccinations as recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in the Australian Immunisation Handbook.  However, Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.

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