Address
Form of work
SalaryEmployment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Lvl 3
Remuneration: 105093 - 108612 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ344495
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
Permanent part time Senior Social Worker Level 3 year 1 (4 days a week) at The Child Protection Unit at Sydney Children's Hospital. These positions are largely very tightly held at SCH Randwick and within the CPU. This permanent temporary position is a great opportunity to work with a fabulous supportive and family friend team that is The Child Protection Unit and work within the fantastic Sydney Children's Hospital ! Apply Now as I have no doubt this will be very competitive !
What you'll be doing
This is an integrated Violence Abuse and Neglect service. The social worker is part of a multidisciplinary team and involves service provision to children and families who have experienced Sexual Assault, Physical and Emotional Abuse. Domestic and Family Violence and Neglect. The position provides crisis response, complex psychosocial assessment and short and medium term counselling. Participation in intake and the after-hours on-call roster is required. This is a clinical and consultative service to the Hospital and wider community of NSW. In this position there are also opportunities for teaching, research and project development.
Eligibility for membership of the AASW.
Demonstrated capacity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Demonstrated skills in counselling both children and adults.
Knowledge of the dynamics of sexual assault and the implications for practice and counselling.
Demonstrated knowledge of evidence based practice in the Child Protection field .
Extensive experience in Social Work practice & demonstrated ability and understanding of child protection case management.
High quality written and oral communication skills & strong computer skills.
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, to assist in preparing your application.
Please refer to the Application Guide and for vaccination requirements.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website
Applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.
ASARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 3 doses are required for Category A positions (refer to ).
ASARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 3 doses are highly recommended for all other health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the
2) Find out more about for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Bernadette Walsh on Bernadette.Walsh@health.nsw.gov.au
For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.
Applications Close: 9/10/2022
