Social Worker

1 week ago

Melbourne, Australia Schools (Government) Full time

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 1449281

**Selection Criteria**:
1. Ability to deliver a comprehensive social work support service to students and families in an educational environment.

2. Demonstrated knowledge of current best-practice interventions for students with support needs.

4. Capacity to work as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary professional team and contribute significantly to the achievements of the team.

5. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people within the education community and beyond.

**Role**:

- Education support class level 1 range 4_

The successful applicant will be an experienced professional who will carry out their duties and responsibilities, relative to their professional discipline, with a high level of autonomy and with mínimal reliance on professional supervision. The successful applicant will be responsible for the development and implementation of professional support programs within an educational environment, including guidance to other professional staff.

As an education support class position, this role supports the educational services being provided to students, but will not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the _Education and Training Reform Act 2006_ (Vic).

**Responsibilities**:
1. Provide social work service that includes the delivery of evidence-based interventions to students and families; conducting individual assessments, including referrals to relevant agencies; provide advice about relevant teaching and learning strategies; individual, group and family work; safety planning and support in managing critical incidents.

2. Liaise closely with relevant members of staff, including Principal team, Wellbeing team, Sub School teams, teaching and ES staff.

3. Be proactive in the development and delivery of positive mental health promotion and initiatives within the school.

4. Maintaining professional competence and continued professional development, including attending professional development activities throughout the year.

5. Facilitate professional learning for staff to best meet the needs of our students.

6. Maintain accurate and confidential records.

**Who May Apply**:
Required
- Applicants must be qualified as a psychologist, social worker, mental health nurse, occupational therapist or counsellor of a prescribed class. Specifically:

- For Psychologists, applicants must hold full registration with AHPRA
- For Mental Health Nurses, applicants must hold full registration with AHPRA and hold a postgraduate qualification in mental health
- For Social Workers, applicants must be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers
- For Occupational Therapists applicants must hold full registration with AHPRA
- For Counsellors applicants must have completed a Bachelor or Master of Counselling and be a practising member of either the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) or the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)
- Demonstrated direct counselling experience
- A current Working With Children Check.

Desirable
- For Psychology applicants, specialisation in educational and/or developmental psychology.
- For Mental Health Nurse applicants, holding a Mental Health Nurse Credential and membership with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.
- For Social Work applicants, membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers and an Accredited Social Worker Trade Mark.
- For Occupational Therapy applicants, a Better Access to Mental Health Endorsement.
- For Counselling applicants, Level 3-4 registration (ACA) or a Registered Clinical Counsellor endorsement (PACFA).

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Other Information**:

- All staff employed by the department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
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