Social worker - Wearne House

at  Amana Living

THE ROLE

This position is a permanent part-timer position offering 32hrs per fortnight.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Undertaking social work assessments, including psycho social assessments for all assigned residents and clients in consultation with other team members.
• Planning and undertaking social work interventions with residents and clients, in conjunction with their families.
• Providing care coordination, counselling, advocacy, mediation, referrals and support for residents and clients when transferring them to either their home environment or a Residential Care facility.
• Engaging in collaborative practices to achieve positive outcomes for residents/clients and their families, including psycho social factors.
• Providing consultation and support to Nursing and Allied Health professionals regarding psycho social aspects of care for residents and clients • Reviewing treatment objectives and goal oriented discharge plans to ensure their continued application and improvement where necessary.
• Recording resident and client treatment results and disseminates this information to all relevant personnel.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the social work programs in place for residents and clients and ensuring they continue to meet their needs,
• Participation in regular multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Effectively communicating with personnel both inside and outside of the organisation.
• Ensuring compliance is maintained in line with Amana Living’s policies and procedures and accreditation standards are sustained.
• Attending and actively participating in compulsory training sessions and meetings
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of own work practice