Social Worker

3 weeks ago

Geelong, Australia Barwon Health Full time

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Casual, Sessional

**Program**

Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care

**Location**

Multiple Locations

**Hours Per Fortnight**

0

**Position Summary**
- Gain experience across an array of Social work areas at Victoria’s largest regional Health Service
- Gain ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment
- Work in the interface between the health system & the person with the aim of supporting the person to better manage the impact of their health needs

**About the Facility**

Social Workers at Barwon Health work across a diverse range of the Health areas including Acute, sub-acute and community based program areas at a number of campuses of Barwon Health. Some parts of our service work across a 7-day a week roster, while others Monday to Friday. All roles can work across both the University Hospital of Geelong (UHG) Campus & the McKellar Inpatient Rehabilitation (IRC) campus. The work is team based and is dynamic and rewarding.

**About the role**

Our Social work roles are part of a Social Work team and department, whom work closely together and provide daily peer support. An understating of the health environment is important. The daily clinical work is also team based within a multi-disciplinary setting (i.e. with nurses, Drs and other Allied health).

Barwon Health Social Workers:

- Provide psychosocial assessment involving the patient, family and engaged agencies.
- Work alongside treating team, providing consultation.
- Provide clinical intervention ensuring that the needs of the client and family are attended to.
- Participate in wider service meetings, education opportunities and working groups.
- Manage complex risk situations.
- Be part of a dynamic and supportive social work and multidisciplinary team.

**About the casual unit**:
This enables our services to access Social Workers across the clinical units of Barwon health to cover planned and emergent staff shortfalls within our service

Casual staff members have the opportunity to work across an array of sites and a variety of speciality bed based and or community based services (e.g. acute medical, surgical, mental health and alcohol drug services, rehabilitation, community health, emergency, woman and children’s health to name a few.

**About you**:

- you will have a social work degree, recognised by the AASW
- ideally have some health or related welfare experience
- be able to deliver consumer centred care based on best practice and i8n line with Barwon health values and standards

**About the culture**

You will work with and provide support to innovative teams who strive to maintain knowledge and experience. Our dedicated teams pride themselves on providing high quality patient centred care in an environment that has modern, well-equipped facilities. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values: respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction
- Located in the centre of Geelong's CBD and or at one of our Barwon health sites is an easy commute from all suburbs
- Flexible working arrangements - speak to us about hours ,days or shifts that suit your lifestyle
- Access to employee wellness facility
- A genuine community feel - we look after each other
- Wide range of professional development that enhances your career
- Ability to take leave without pay and purchase additional leave
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Attractive salary packaging benefits Living Expenses capped at $9,010 which includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments and Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 which includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means “Tongue of Land”.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace dive

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