Social Work Assistant

2 weeks ago


South Brisbane, Australia Mater Group Full time

**Job no**: 500598

**Work type**: Permanent

**Location**: South Brisbane

**Categories**: Allied Health

**About the role**

Mater Mothers’ Hospital Brisbane currently has an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced, passionate Social Work Assistant to join our Mater Mothers team. Based at the South Brisbane Campus, this position is a permanent and Part-Time opportunity work 30.4 hours a week.

You will be joining a welcoming, friendly and professional team providing Social Work services across Mater Hospitals and will work closely with the multidisciplinary teams in varied caseloads. Our Social Work department has been nominated (Mater People’s Awards) two years in a row for leadership, innovation, and clinical excellence. You will be joining an established and welcoming team with a positive workplace culture.

The Mater Mothers Social Work team provides specialist services to inpatients and outpatients in the areas of Mother’s, Babies and Women. You will work in partnership with the Social Workers assisting patients, their families and carers in dealing with the emotional, social and practical issues that arise in pregnancy and parenting. You will work across numerous clinical areas such as antenatal outpatient clinics, antenatal and postnatal inpatient wards, neonatal wards and women’s health.

**Salary range: $32.23 - $33.66 (OO3) per hour plus superannuation and salary packaging.**

**What you’ll be doing**

As a valued member of the team you will be delegated tasks to:

- Assist patients and families with paperwork, processes and referrals
- Provide patients with support, care and education resources
- Communicate and liaise with social workers, patients, family and carers, and other staff
- Liaise with external providers including community organisations, and government/non-government services
- Manage patient resources to support family wellbeing
- Attend and participate in departmental meetings, relevant professional development activities and mandatory education
- Undertake ongoing training and development activities as appropriate

**About you**
- Intermediate computer skills, including word processing
- A high level of literacy and numeracy skills
- A willingness to acquire specific competencies relevant to a Social Work Assistant and to participate in training
- Demonstrated flexibility and ability to work as part of a team
- A high level of interpersonal and communication skills
- Relevant education in either Health Services Assisting, Allied Health Assisting, or Community Services
- Experience working in either Community Services, Aged Care, Disability Services or Healthcare environment

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

**Advertised**: 03 May 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 13 May 2024 E. Australia Standard Time



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