About this job
About the Department:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role:
- Use virtual platforms to deliver effective social work services to students with mild to moderate mental health concerns in rural and remote locations as part of the Wellbeing Workforce.
- Potential for travel into schools as required.
- Collaborate with families, school staff and external providers to support co-ordinated service delivery
- Provide assessment and recommendations where clinically indicated.
- Contribute to multi-disciplinary school-based teams, utilising intervention, problem-solving and communication skills.
- Support referral pathways between schools and the service.
- Support internal systems including referral triage and allocations.
- Provide supervision and support to less experienced social workers placed in schools.
The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Knowledge and skills in assessment and therapeutic intervention for children and adolescents.
- An understanding of working within complex organisational systems to support client or student needs.
- A keen interest or experience in delivering therapeutic services through the telepractice modality.
- Experience providing supervision to social workers and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Excellent prioritisation and time management skills.
Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
To Apply, please provide:
- A brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- A maximum of 2-page cover letter outlining:
- your knowledge, skill and experience in assessment and therapeutic intervention for child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing;
- your knowledge, skill and experience in delivering services through telepractice;
- your knowledge, skill and experience in providing supervision to early career social workers; and;
- your knowledge, skill and experience in working within complex organisational systems to support the needs of clients or students.
For further information on the position please contact Raechel Towell, Principal Advisor, Student Wellbeing team on telephone (07) 3328 6921or email Raechel.towell@qed.qld.gov.au.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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