CHF SOCIAL WORKER
Chief Social Worker: Mental Health and Wellbeing Division
Part time, 32 hrs per week (0.8EFT)
Chief Grade 2
The Western Health Mental Health and Wellbeing Services are situated in a growth corridor where continuous development, service expansion and innovative new programs are on the rise. The Division of Mental Health and Wellbeing spans across multiple Western Health sites including Sunshine, Footscray, Melton and Sunbury with growth expected throughout the full scope of Western Health’s reach.
Our recovery-oriented approach to care is provided by a multidisciplinary workforce comprising skilled clinicians, consumers and carers. These services include hospital based, community and specialist mental health and wellbeing services for adults, older adults, children and adolescents who are experiencing, or are at risk of developing a serious mental illness.
The Chief Social Worker provides professional leadership for social workers across Western Health’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. As a senior member of staff, the Chief Social Worker provides the impetus for evidence based high quality social work interventions and care across the workforce. They participate in key developmental processes within the division, related to quality, service standards, programme and service development, and research.
We expect all our team members to lead with kindness, role modelling open communication and a desire to support and enhance clinical care across the division.
Key Requirements
- An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, with at least 10 years’ experience post qualifying.
- Demonstrated expertise in establishing, coordinating, providing, and evaluating specialist social work services
- Demonstrated expert ability to provide professional leadership including the provision of supervision and consultation
- Demonstrated commitment and practice in Family Sensitive Practice as core to the provision of adult mental health services
- Refined skills in being able to consult with consumers, carers, mental health professionals and community agencies and groups, and to develop and work effectively with complex service networks
- Demonstrate high level open and effective communication
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and strategic directions relevant to mental health and family work, including the dimensions of parenting and the needs of children
Applications close at 11:59pm on 2 January 2025
About Us
Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
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