Address Opportunity for 2 x Senior Social Workers (Grade 3) - acute and continuing care roles
Full Time ongoing role
Salary $99.606.00 (Classification -SC31) to $113,796.80 (Classification - SC34) + 11% Super + Benefits
Extensive investment in facilities and people supporting our significant service expansion
A culture where people care
A career in the forensic mental health sector is diverse, challenging and rewarding. A career at Forensicare will be like no other. If you're passionate about supporting people in their mental health recovery, Forensicare is where you need to be. You will be a part of a caring and supportive team, making a real difference to people living with the dual stigma of mental illness and offending. We approach our work with curiosity and a commitment to understanding the unique needs of our consumers and carers. Working across community, hospital and prison settings, you can learn, apply your specialist skills and advance in your profession. Together, we can contribute to a more connected, compassionate mental health and criminal justice system.
Job location
Thomas Embling Hospital, located in Fairfield just 15 minutes north of the Melbourne city centre. Due to our announced expansion, we have a need for experienced like-minded professionals to join our team. Thomas Embling Hospital is a secure Mental Health, currently 134 bed, hospital providing acute care, rehabilitation, and continuing care programs. With planned expansion commencing 2024 with significant increase in access to care, we will have a dedicated Women's service and an additional medium secure men's facility. Now is the time to join us!
About the Role:
The Senior Social Worker is a mobile clinical and coordination role practicing across multiple units within a designated social work stream (acute, women's and continuing care). The role involves direct-facing social work practice based as well as providing consultation and advice, holding designated portfolio/s and representing the discipline at various committees.
Duties:
Oversees and coordinates a designated stream of social work practice (acute, women's, continuing care) as well as leading and contributing to service development activities within the directorate as required.
With the Lead Social Worker (Inpatients) initiates and implements stream-specific and discipline-specific quality improvement activities and contributes to quality improvement activities within the directorate.
Provides clinical leadership and support to other Social Workers and staff working within Thomas Embling Hospital.
Contributes to presentations, projects and publications, both internally and externally, that enhance the role and function of social work services in forensic mental health, and the social work discipline.
About You:
Demonstrated skills, experience and interest in forensic mental health social work and/or social work in statutory, forensic or custodial settings.
Working knowledge and application of legislation, practice guidelines and passion for client-centred mental health care
Keen to develop your Social Work practice at the interface between mental health and criminal justice systems.
Enthusiastic and willing to bring your experience and skills to complex and rewarding practice environment.
What you need:
Approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
A culture where people matter.
Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members.
Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams.
Salary Packaging Options available – Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
Access to an employee assistance program – an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological, peer support and critical incidence response programs.
For more information on Careers at Forensicare, visit https://www.forensicare.vic.gov.au/careers
*Please Note - Applications will be reviewed and Interviewed as they are received.
Eligibility
COVID19 (x3), Influenza and Immunisation requirements specific to position Infection Control requirements
This position is subject to a satisfactory Police Check
Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of curiosity, purpose, strong ethics, compassion and fairness; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.
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