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SalaryClassification: Health Professional Level 4
Salary: $114,928 - $123,710 plus superannuation
Position No: 61928
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 19 March 2024
Contact Officer: Kristy Buchanan on ***************@ed.act.edu.au or (02) 6142 3***
What can we offer you:
- Free on-site parking
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary school.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 11.5% Superannuation.
DIRECTORATE OVERVIEW
The Education Directorate is responsible for early childhood education and care, and school education in the ACT. The Directorate provides school education services to children and young people both directly through public schools and indirectly through regulation of non-government schools and home education.
Our vision is that we will be a leading learning organisation where people know they matter. We focus on creating capable, resilient, and active citizens by placing students at the centre, empowering learning professionals, building strong communities, and systems that support learning.
The Directorate is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we strongly encourage people from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background, and/or people with a disability, to apply.
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly motivated and organised Social Worker with an eye for detail and highly effective problem solving to join our small team. The Social Worker is responsible for implementing a range of social work interventions to deliver quality services to families and caregivers of students who are experiencing difficulty in engaging in education.
A day in the life of this role includes providing reactive and proactive advice and support to school leaders, teachers and students, managing multiple competing priorities and progressing matters to ensure statutory timeframes are met, liaising with internal and external stakeholders and the preparation of high-quality written correspondence and reports. The role requires effective interpersonal skills and teamwork, and works in close collaboration with the Senior Executive team.
The ACT Public Service supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people and those who identify as LGBTIQ+ are encouraged to apply.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Social Welfare, Social Science or related discipline, with a minimum of 3 years post qualifying experience.
- Prior to commencing in this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 will be required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer towww.ors.act.gov.au
Notes: This is a permanent part-time position available immediately at (22:45) hours per week. The above full-time salary will be pro-rata. A merit pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
How to Apply: Please submit your response of no more than two pages addressing the Selection Criteria considering the position overview, together with your curriculum vitae and contact details of two referees. Please provide evidence of your suitability for the role by including examples that clearly demonstrate your relevant Skills, Knowledge and Behavioural capabilities as required.
We encourage applicants to discuss this role with the contact officer prior to submitting your application.
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NoteThis is a permanent part-time position available immediately at (22:45) hours per week.
