AddressFamily Support Worker - Palliative Care
Permanent Part-Time - 8 days per fortnight (8 hour days)
Located in Mitcham
Eastern Palliative Care is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers home-based palliative care to clients and their families living within the Eastern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne.
As an organisation EPC takes pride in its values; Compassion, Dignity, Excellence and Empowerment and their overall dedication to client centered care in our local community.
EPC respects all individuals and promotes equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio- economic status.
This role is suitable for experienced, suitably qualified, social workers, psychologists, or counsellors only.
To be successful, you will have:
- A mandatory relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work or Psychology, or Counselling.
- Ability to conduct psychosocial and spiritual assessment, planning and evaluation.
- Ability to provide counselling interventions to meet the needs of clients and their carers/families.
- Knowledge of current loss, grief and bereavement theory and practice.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in community palliative care or palliative care in other setting.
- Current drivers’ license and good driving record plus your own car that can be used.
- Experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team and in community palliative care will be well regarded.
- Up to date vaccinations as per relevant government mandates for health care workers.
Written applications, including Resume and Cover letter addressing the key criteria in the Position Description, to be emailed to Tania King @ *****@epc.asn.au by 5:00pm on Friday 31st May, although applicants may be interviewed prior to the closing date.
The Position Description for this role is available at www.epc.asn.au
For further information, please contact Tania King, Manager Allied Health on *****@epc.asn.au or 1300 130 813.
