Social Worker - Grade 3
Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Social Worker to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will lead, manage and provide expert guidance to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring high quality services that promote wellbeing and safeguard vulnerable consumers.
The Grade 3 Senior Social Worker is required to lead a small team of social workers and provide high quality operational oversight, supervision, guidance and support. The Senior Social Worker is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and contributes to professional and service development of the Social Work Department.
The role demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, high level clinical reasoning, the ability to lead research and quality activities and maintain data reporting and analysis. The Senior Social Worker provides professional leadership through pro-active participation within the Social Work service and multidisciplinary teams.
The Grade 3 Senior Social Worker will undertake other tasks and responsibilities within the scope of practice as requested and manage a required/allocated caseload. The Grade 3 Senior Social Worker may be required to work at any of the Western Health sites as directed, in accordance with business and organisational demands and priorities.
Contact Person: Carol Erichsen
Title: Nurse Unit Manager
Phone: 03 90577113
Email: Carol.Erichsen@wh.org.au
Applications close at 11.59pm 14 October 2024
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:
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Professional development support
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Career advancement opportunities
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Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
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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 (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.