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Form of workCommunity Mental Health Social Worker
- Latrobe Valley Community Mental Health Service
- Part time available
- Opportunities for career advancement
Based in Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health are looking for a Social Worker to join our Intensive Community Complex Care Program Latrobe Valley Community Mental Health team on a part time, ongoing basis.
Reporting to the Clinical Lead (Nurse Practitioner), the Social Worker Intake Intensive Community Complex Care Program will play an important role in the delivery of mental health services to clients and their families of Latrobe Valley.
The Social Worker works closely with the ICMHP, consumers and families to provide a high level of family intervention, complex family intake/assessments, structured family work/interventions/counselling, education, resources and single session family services to consumers/families accessing this program through outpatient clinics, telehealth clinics and the provision of a high level of specialist advice and consultation.
LRH employees enjoy access to:
- Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
- Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support.
- Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave.
- Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
- Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff
We are looking for candidates with:
- Degree or Diploma in Social Work and eligibility or other qualification acceptable for membership to AASW
- Minimum 2 years post registration experience in Mental Health field
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact Paul Cruickshank on (03) 5128 0*** for a confidential discussion.
Please Note: Applications will be assessed as we receive them, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received and the position may be filled during the advertisement period. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.
About LRH
LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award. This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.
We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland. Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $217 million expansion nearing completion, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.
Explore all the great things happening at LRH – www.lrh.com.au and take the next step on your career journey by submitting your application for this and other roles here - https://lrh.mercury.com.au
Diversity and Inclusion
We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8***.
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.
