Entry Level Social Worker

at  Western Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Western Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 53726
Western Health is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Grade 1 Social Worker to join our Allied Health Mental Health & Wellbeing Graduate Program on a full-time, fixed term 24-month basis. This position is based at Harvester Clinic in Sunshine, a public community mental health program.
Grade One Social Workers, work directly with consumers and their family, carers and supporters to provide evidence-based discipline specific assessment and interventions and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team to ensure excellent care and support of consumers. This role works closely with the peer workforce and other disciplines in supporting needs of consumers and their supporters.
Our Graduate Program offers, direct clinical experience, education and training with monthly seminars, group and individual supervision, strong focus on self-care and wellbeing and support from a team of enthusiastic Allied Health Clinical Educators.

ABOUT US

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

• Demonstrate a genuine interest in developing a career in public mental health sector.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Have well developed interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Have the capacity to build a therapeutic alliance with the consumer and family/carers and maximise participation in collaborative recovery and wellness planning.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team, to provide high quality, evidence-based interventions that support consumers with complex mental health needs.
• Provide psycho-social assessments and targeted interventions to support both consumers and their families.
• Have an approved Degree from a recognised school of Social Work or other qualifications approved for eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Are a recent Social Work graduate or early career social worker with less than two years post graduate experience.
• Have a driver’s licence.