About this job
Your Role
This social work role sits within a greater regional multidisciplinary team and is part of the Department of Education's commitment to the Wellbeing Workforce which provides evidence informed therapeutic intervention to students and their families. The Wellbeing Workforce Social Worker will provide targeted Mental Health interventions and provides enhanced wellbeing supports to students and their families, at Yarrabah State School. First Nations social workers are encouraged to apply and all applicants must hold a social worker qualification which meets eligibility to the (AASW) Australian Association of Social Work.
Your Opportunity
As the Social Worker you will:
- Provide evidenced based interventions and counselling to support students mental health and wellbeing.
- Operate in an advisory and advocacy capacity providing services specific to the social work discipline.
- Respond with a culturally informed lens to the needs of the student population and school community to provide personal and family counselling, therapy and group work, facilitation of referrals to other allied health professionals, and service and care coordination for the purpose of assisting student's wellbeing and mental health.
The Social Worker is a school-based position that will report to the Principal for operational and administrative matters, and a Senior Social Worker in the region or other senior regional staff as determined by the Regional Director on all professional practice and clinical matters.
Appointments in the public sector are merit-based and will be assessed by looking at what you have done previously—the knowledge, skills and experience you have built, your potential for development, and your personal qualities.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Undertake individual and group counselling with students, parents and families to assist them in resolving personal or relationship concerns.
- Provide professional social welfare assessments, interventions and follow up support to students, parents/carers and individuals as required.
- Identify needs and participate in the referral and planning of services for children, parents and families to community agencies such as health and welfare.
- Develop and implement strategies to provide information, support and encourage awareness of, and participation by, parents/carers and the community in school activities and programs.
- Act as the contact for parents/carers and the community to determine relevant issues for improved relationships between the school and community.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg written statement in response to the attached role description.
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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