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SalarySOCIAL WORK - GRADE 2
Part time (temporary) - up to 32 hours per weekColac Area Health is a values based organisation providing a unique integrated health service comprising of over 500 employees, providing Acute Care, Aged Care, Community and Allied Health Services.An amazing opportunity for a highly motivated Social Worker to join our dynamic Allied Health team at Colac Area Health. This integral role encourages best practice philosophy to provide high quality clinical care to patients with a broad range of complex medical and psychological needs, demonstrating an advanced skill set. Emcompassing a clinical caseload within the Acute and Community streams, including Colac Area Health's Palliative Care Service, you will form part of a supportive and collaborative multi-disciplinary team and will be required to provide highly responsive and flexible services to consumers.What’s required?
- Bachelor of Social Work degree and eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work.
- Proficient clinical skills in undertaking comprehensive psychosocial assessments, clinical reasoning, and formulating appropriately targeted treatment plans/interventions with achievable goals for clients in a variety of settings.
- Provide care coordination, brief intervention counselling, advocacy, mediation, referral and support for individuals, families and groups in the inpatient, outpatient and community setting.
- Demonstrate clinical practice experience in acute care, rehabilitation, palliative care, aged care, community health and outreach services with an awareness and understanding of community resources and support systems.
- Ability to work both autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams to achieve desired patient outcomes with a commitment to person centred practice.
- Prioritisation of caseload and management of competing priorities including delegation where appropriate.
- Experience in providing supervision to Grade 1 Social Workers and students to promote professional competence and growth in staff.
Selection Criteria Essential: Bachelor of Social Work and eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work
Essential: Proficient clinical skills in undertaking comprehensive psychosocial assessments, clinical reasoning, and formulating appropriately targeted treatment plans/interventions with achievable goals for clients in a variety of settings.
Essential: Provide care coordination, brief intervention counselling, advocacy, mediation, referral and support for individuals, families and groups in the inpatient, outpatient and community setting.
Essential: Demonstrate clinical practice experience in acute care, rehabilitation, palliative care, aged care, community health and outreach services with an awareness and understanding of community resources and support systems.
Essential: Ability to work both autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams to achieve desired patient outcomes with a commitment to person centred practice.
Essential: Prioritisation of caseload and management of competing priorities including delegation where appropriate.
Essential: Experience in providing supervision to Grade 1 Social Workers and students to promote professional competence and growth in staff.
Essential: Current Driver's Licence, Police Check, National Criminal Record Check and employer Working with Children Check
Contact Person Hayley Weel
Contact Number 03 5232 5413
Alternate Contact Person Amanda Wangman
Alternate Contact Number 0352325350
