Company

Western Sydney Local Health DistrictSee more

addressAddressMount Druitt, NSW
CategoryManagement

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 4
Remuneration: $59.28 - $60.71 per hour
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ436440

Location: Mount Druitt Hospital 
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond' and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment.

What you'll be doing

Therapy for Kids & Families (TKF) is a specialist Children’s mental health service with teams located at 3 sites across WSLHD including Auburn, Westmead and Mt Druitt. The aim is to provide a comprehensive and specialist Community-based Mental Health services to children aged up to 12 years and their families. This includes assessment and management of children with complex emotional and behavioural problems within the context of their families.  
 
The Senior Social Worker is a part of a multi-disciplinary team which offers a broad range of systemic interventions to children and families. This will involve direct therapeutic and psychiatric interventions with the child and family,  coordinating and consulting to internal and external key stakeholders including Department of Education and Department of Community and Justice and developing comprehensive treatment plans in collaboration with families.

Benefits of working for Western Sydney Local Health District 

  • Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave (For full time staff)
  • Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees)  http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary  
  • Meal entertainment lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay.  (Applicable for eligible employees) http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional counselling and coaching service that offers confidential, short-term support for work-related and personal issues, which you and your immediate family can access
  • Managers Support - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional consultative service for all managers, HR or senior staff that is confidential and unlimited for people management support
  • Fitness Passport - permanent employees and their immediate family members can sign-up for this affordable membership which allows access to an extensive range of gyms, pools and fitness services from multiple providers across NSW
  • Generous leave conditions in accordance with NSW Health (State) awards
  • Recognition of prior relevant service may be considered toward commencing salary 
  • Leave may be transferrable from other public sector agencies in accordance with leave mobility provisions

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations.  For more information, please visit

https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.  
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.


Essential Requirements: 

  • Qualifications/ Membership :  Bachelor Degree in Social Work which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Selection Criteria: 

  1. Bachelor Degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the AASW
  2. Extensive experience in working therapeutically with children and families who present with significant emotional, behavioural, and/or mental health difficulties
  3. Demonstrated evidence based skills in the assessment and treatment of children and their families presenting with complex mental health issues in a developmental framework
  4. Specialist knowledge in areas such as trauma, attachment, systemic interventions including experience in providing family therapy
  5. Demonstrated ability to provide consultation, supervision and training to other professionals including more junior health staff and students
  6. Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written) and ability to build therapeutic relationships
  7. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and with other service providers to achieve optimal outcomes for children and families
  8. Current valid NSW drivers licence and willingness to use it for work purposes

Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Gena Hughes on 0423783*** or ***********@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 6th June 2024 

Refer code: 2238699. Western Sydney Local Health District - The previous day - 2024-05-22 19:55

Western Sydney Local Health District

Mount Druitt, NSW
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