Your role at St John of God Richmond Hospital
We are seeking applications for a Social Worker to join our Day Respite Unit at Richmond on a permanent part-time basis.
Reporting to the Allied Health Manager, you be involved in group facilitation for inpatient & outpatient groups, and case management for inpatients. Caseload will be a diverse population of adult occupational trauma, drug & alcohol and psychiatric admissions.

The Position

• Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills in assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating Social Work interventions.
• Provide Social work services to DVA, TAC and Workcover patients
• Actively intervene with appropriate counselling, support, education, community liaison and referrals
• Actively participate and where appropriate, lead family meetings.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary service approach for clients, including contributing to the evaluation of the Social Work service and Clinical Specialty.
• Deliver patient-centered care, building health literacy and promoting self-management.
• Demonstrate reflective practice and commitment to professional development.
• Supports Social Work service by communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service.
• Supports the profession through Social Work student learning.
• Liaise with compensable bodies, financial institutions and external care agencies where appropriate
• Liaise with patients and their Carers to identify social support requirements

We are seeking someone with well-developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, and demonstrated experience in Social Work assessment, case management and discharge planning.
Successful applicants will have tertiary qualifications in Social Work and be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $75,308 to $82,940 (pro-rata for part-time) plus 12% Superannuation
• Permanent part-time, working 22.8 hours per week
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

For all enquiries contact Amanda Leroy, Deputy Allied Health Manager on (02) 4570 6128.
At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role

Please refer the Job description for details