Reference Number: 1992
Category: Allied Health
Department: Social Work
Are you a current Austin Health employee? If yes, please log in to the Austin Health careers website via 'Employee Login' using your network log in details to search, view and apply for all career opportunities available. Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.
We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
Social Worker Grade 2 Leave Cover Multiple positions available: Ongoing role full-time (40 hours inclusive ADO) or part-time (32 hours)
About the role: As a Grade 2 Social Worker Leave Cover role you will be responsible for providing clinical social work services to patients across one or more of our Austin Health sites.
A regular day will see you work clinically with patients, attend family meetings, clinical and non-clinical meetings, and undertake other duties that support the social work department and its operations.
This role will require you to work across a range of clinical areas and campuses to support Social Work staff who are on leave.
Key responsibilities will see you: Apply your Social Work knowledge and skills to assess, treat, support and plan the discharge of patients.Provide counselling to patients and families.Supervise grade 1 Social Workers.Supervise Social Work students.Participate in quality improvement, service improvement and/or research.You must have: A degree in Social Work and be eligible for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).Worked in a hospital or health-related setting.The ability to work and contribute to team culture and work within a multidisciplinary environment.Our benefits: Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.
Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging.A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.Mentoring and career development opportunities.Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists.Work with us! We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People.
We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities.
We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date.
This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Andrea Mitchell (Grade 4 Senior Social Worker) - (03) 9496 5560.
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity?
Read the position description for further details. Application closing date: 15th January 2025
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