Social Worker

4 days ago

Ballarat, Australia Ballarat Health Services Full time

**Social Worker (Grade 1) - Mental Health**
**Intensive Recovery Stream (working across Mental Health Inpatient settings)**
**80 hours per fortnight, including monthly ADO**

**Up to $20,000 incentive payments may be available to support relocation**

(Be reimbursed for rent, childcare, school fees, relocation costs and more). The Victorian Government has allocated funds to support rural and regional Area Mental Health Services (AMHS) to provide incentives to attract workers to roles that are difficult to fill.
The new workforce relocation and incentive grants program is being administered by Rural Agency Workforce Victoria (RWAV).

**About Grampians Health**

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**About the role**

An exciting opportunity exists for an early career Social Worker to join Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Service in the Intensive Recovery stream. Working within the broader team that includes other Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Nurses, Consultant Psychiatrists, and Lived and Living Experience Workforce, the Grade 1 Social Worker will assist clients to navigate an important part of their recovery journey.
- Excellent opportunity for an early career Social Worker who has a passion to work with people experiencing mental health problems.
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team.
- Professional development opportunities including regular supervision, networking, and training.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Assisting with comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessments.
- Assisting with Care Planning and coordination of care.
- Recovery-orientated activities to enhance opportunities for the person's recovery from mental health problems.

**Skills and experience**
- Understanding of the bio-psycho-social model and techniques for assessment and intervention.
- Be culturally responsive and inclusive.
- Strong advocacy and stakeholder liaison skills.

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefits**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

**Ballarat Region**

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

**How to apply**

Click **APPLY** or contact Darlene Cole, Mental Health Social Worker, Social Work Discipline Lead (Mental Health), on 5320 4565 for a confidential discussion.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required.
- Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people._

**Selection Criteria**
- Essential : Detail your interest in, and some level of experience, working with people who experience mental health difficulties.
- Desirable : Do you have post-graduate training and/or learning in mental health problems and interventions? Please detail.
- Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.

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