AddressJoin Nurturing Connections, a unique Caregiver-Child Relationship Program in the perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2025 (with possibility of ongoing employment)Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3Remuneration: $2,081.22 - $2,148.66 Hours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ500100
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.
Where you'll be workingMacquarie Hospital with Local Health District wide outreach
What you'll be doing
The Senior Social Work position will work within a multidisciplinary team to support parents/caregivers experiencing complex, moderate to severe mental health challenges and other parental stressors (e.g. substance use, DV, trauma, etc) where there are impacts on the parent/caregivers ability to establish an early attachment relationship with their infant/child (0-4 years).
The role will provide key linkages with Nurturing Connections NGO partners and lead on providing family and carer supports within the service.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- A Bachelor or post graduate degree in Social Work and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with a minimum experience at Level 2.
- Previous experience in adult mental health, perinatal and infant mental health and working families with infants/children where parents are experiencing severe and complex mental health and psychosocial vulnerabilities. Demonstrated knowledge of the impact of mental health problems and mental illness on parent infant/Child Relationships and infant/child development.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high level clinical advice, and consultation within and external to the organisation and experience in development of education tools or programs to support others in providing service excellence.
- Proven excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills including the ability to consult and liaise effectively with a diverse range of people and work within a multidisciplinary team. applying advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
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Applications Close: 10 July 2024
