AddressEmployment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Lvl 3
Remuneration: 108595 - 112114
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ460878
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.
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Opportunity to work with a highly experienced social work team, and multidisciplinary team in the Child Development Unit at The Children's Hospital Westmead. The role provides support to children and their families through the diagnostic and assessment process and transition to intervention services
What you'll be doing
The primary focus of this position is to provide a comprehensive and specialist social work service to children, young people and their families referred to the Child Development Unit (CDU) at The Children’s Hospital Westmead. The CDU is a tertiary state wide diagnosis and assessment unit for children aged 1- 16ears referred with complex developmental disorders which includes autism spectrum disorder, severe learning difficulties, disruptive behaviours and language disorders. The Social Workers role includes attending to Intake, Triage of appointments, psychosocial assessments, specialist counselling, group work, psycho-education and advocacy. The Social Worker works as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.The senior social work is required to play a key role in service development and continuous quality improvement to ensure clinical needs of children and their families are met. The position takes a leadership role in the development and provision of education programs in the relevant specialty for both Social Workers and health professionals within SCHN and externally. The Social Worker also provides a consultative role within their specialisation to key stakeholders.
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
Eligibility for AASW membership with significant post graduate experience in social work practice with families and children and/or in health context.
Substantial post graduate experience in social work practice with children and their families.
A well-developed knowledge of the psycho-social challenges facing families with a child with developmental disabilities and a sound knowledge of relevant community resources and support services available to the children and families.
Significant post graduate experience in a variety of social work interventions/modalities including psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, case management, counselling, group work.
Excellent demonstrated interpersonal and written communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
Demonstrated skills and experience in clinical supervision, professional education activities, service planning, and quality improvement activities.
Capacity to share after hours and weekend on call duties.
Competent computer skills and ability to adapt to new IT systems.
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, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for vaccination requirements.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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 https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/
NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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For role related queries or questions contact Natalie Silove on **************@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on 0486012***.
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Applications Close: 30/01/2024
