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SalaryRemuneration: $108,595 - $112,114 + Super + Salary Packaging
Location: Muswellbrook Community Health Service - Wonnarua Country
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Lvl 3
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ459180
About the Role
- Working to assist children, young people and adults presenting to our Health Services.
- You will be building upon staff knowledge and capacity to provide a trauma-informed approach and intervention response to clients impacted by violence, abuse and neglect.
Where you'll be working
- Working within the Hunter Valley Sector based at Muswellbrook Social Work Department/Hunter Valley Community Health Service/Muswellbrook Campus.
- Muswellbrook is located in the rolling vineyards of the world-famous Hunter Valley wine country, where you can taste incredible local produce, take beautiful scenic drives, and discover art galleries featuring acclaimed national works.
- Muswellbrook is less than a 3-hour drive from Sydney, and less than 2 hours from Newcastle.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Muswellbrook and surrounding area to connect you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Benefits
- Supported by a social work team within the Community and Hospital Service.
- Reporting to the Level 5 Social Work Head of Discipline.
- There is core training available for the successful applicant.
- Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
- Superannuation contributions 11%
- Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Requirements
- Relevant qualifications and experience as per Award Classification including or equivalent including a Bachelor degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and/or other qualification deemed relevant by the employer.
Additional Information
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part-time and temporary full or part-time vacancies.
- This position is full-time; however, part-time/job share arrangements may also be considered.
- To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Need more information?
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For role-related queries or questions contact June Morris on ***********@health.nsw.gov.au
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine 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 (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
