Senior Advisor, Social Work - North Queensland Region

at  Education

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

ABOUT US:

The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to delivering responsive services focused on equity and excellence to Queenslanders and their communities. We promote equity and excellence by our commitment to respect, protect and promote human rights. Our objectives are: a strong start for all children, every student realising their potential, fair and safe workplaces and communities, capable people delivering our vision. Our vision is one of equity and excellence in a progressive, high performing education system that realises the potential of every student.

Your role:As the Senior Advisor, Social Work, you will:

• Support students to access and fully participate in learning and experience success and wellbeing across all stages of learning by ensuring delivery of evidence-based contemporary social work services.
• Contribute to the development of statewide programs, policies, operational standards and procedures for the delivery of high-quality social work services across the region.
• Provide professional supervision, direction, leadership and support to social workers within the region.

The Senior Advisor, Social Work, reports to the senior officer in the region as determined by the Regional Director.

Responsibilities Include

• Provide leadership and professional supervision to social workers at a regional level, in collaboration with regional and school management, in the delivery of safe, high quality effective services.
• Direct and support social workers and school management teams in assessing social work requirements and identifying appropriate responses and interventions to support students, their families and carers to assist student’s educational outcomes, wellbeing and mental health.
• As required, respond to the needs of the student population and school community to provide personal and family counselling, therapy and group work, facilitation for referrals to other allied health professionals.
• Respond to complex social work complaints in collaboration with senior social workers, regional managers and school principals.
• Oversee the research, development, implementation and evaluation of validated clinical practices, policies and protocols relating to the practice of social work across the region.
• Provide strategic advice to the senior officers to inform strategic decision making on state-wide social work service provision which enables the achievement of the department’s Strategic Plan.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Your role:As the Senior Advisor, Social Work, you will:

• Support students to access and fully participate in learning and experience success and wellbeing across all stages of learning by ensuring delivery of evidence-based contemporary social work services.
• Contribute to the development of statewide programs, policies, operational standards and procedures for the delivery of high-quality social work services across the region.
• Provide professional supervision, direction, leadership and support to social workers within the region

Responsibilities Include

• Provide leadership and professional supervision to social workers at a regional level, in collaboration with regional and school management, in the delivery of safe, high quality effective services.
• Direct and support social workers and school management teams in assessing social work requirements and identifying appropriate responses and interventions to support students, their families and carers to assist student’s educational outcomes, wellbeing and mental health.
• As required, respond to the needs of the student population and school community to provide personal and family counselling, therapy and group work, facilitation for referrals to other allied health professionals.
• Respond to complex social work complaints in collaboration with senior social workers, regional managers and school principals.
• Oversee the research, development, implementation and evaluation of validated clinical practices, policies and protocols relating to the practice of social work across the region.
• Provide strategic advice to the senior officers to inform strategic decision making on state-wide social work service provision which enables the achievement of the department’s Strategic Plan