Social Worker Level 3 - Community Transitional Aged Care

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 2 February 2025 with the possibility of extension
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $54.76 - $56.54 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ477350Applications Close: Sunday 7 April 2024Join a dynamic team in Community Transitional Aged Care. The program helps older people recover after a hospital stay by providing short-term care for up to 12 weeks. As part of a large multidisciplinary team, the Social Worker role includes completing psycho-social assessments, counselling, working with families and carers, education and future planning. Supporting students and junior staff is an integral part of this position. An SG fleet car is provided, and professional development encouraged.This is a temporary part time 32 hours per week leave relief position until 2 February 2025 with the possibility of extension at same/reduced hours.What you'll be doingProvide specialist Social Work service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with ISLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. This position provides the above Social Work service to the Illawarra Transitional Aged Care Service (ITACS). ITACS provides a time-limited, goal orientated service for older people who would benefit from additional low intensity therapy in their own homes as well as assisting with the decision making process around long term careThe Social Worker will also maintain social work and case management responsibility for a number of cases until discharge. Duties include early psycho-social assessments, care planning, education, advocacy for the needs of clients, families and/ or carers, liaise with community agencies, the client's General Practitioner, counselling and carer support.The position functions as part of an inter-disciplinary team with a teamwork approach to the provision of low intensity therapy home-based programs to frail elderly clients who are ready for discharge from sub-acute hospital care, but are unable to return home without additional care and support. There is a strong working relationship with the Illawarra Shoalhaven Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) and with a Site Social Work Unit Head for professional supervision.7What we can offer youThe Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) provides you with an excellent career choice with many rewarding experiences. At ISLHD we are not just offering jobs, we are offering you the opportunity to excel in your chosen field and to experience a work life balance.Work flexibility is very important at ISLHD and we provide our people with a range of benefits and conditions to assist with balancing the demands of work and personal life where possible. We offer:· ADOs each month (for eligible full time employees)· Study and development leave· Access to in-house training, learning and educational opportunities· Discounted parking· Salary packaging options to reduce your tax and increase your take home pay (for eligible employees)· Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – counselling for you and your family· Fitness Passport program – ISLHD staff can sign-up with Fitness Passport, an external service provider. Fitness Passport offers employees access to gyms and fitness services that are current members of its program on a minimum 12 month contract.All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (2 doses) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.Talent PoolThis recruitment may be used to create a talent pool / eligibility list where candidates may be offered casual, ongoing permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 18 months.Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with before employment can commence.Your claim against the selection criteria is the most important part of your application as it will help determine whether or not you have met the standard of response required by the panel to be eligible for an interview. You should read the Position Description and then address the selection criteria for the role, giving examples where required. Applicants are encouraged to review the following information on Applying for a position within NSW Health at:SELECTION CRITERIA: * Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), including the ability to demonstrate a practical application of the AASW Code of Ethics.

• Extensive post graduate experience in the provision of Social Work services in a health related setting
• Demonstrated skills in case management with high level assessment and intervention skills and the ability to manage own caseload through co-ordinated assessment and care management of older people with complex needs.
• Extensive knowledge of issues related to working with older people and knowledge of Commonwealth Government guidelines on Aged Care residential assessments, the Aged Care Act (1997) and Transitional Aged Care Programs.
• Demonstrated high level ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise work and manage stressful situations; ability to work unsupervised and apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or critical nature .
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement activities and service evaluation processes with other staff and demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision.
• Current NSW Drivers Licence, with the ability to travel in accordance with position responsibilities.

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