Student Support Services Social Worker

4 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Education Full time

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Education

**Salary**: $109,730 - $132,764

Occupation: Community Services

Reference: VG/DE/SRS/20007632X

Join our dynamic team as a Social Worker where you will be responsible for providing high-level student support services to improve student learning. As a Social Worker working with our team in Melton, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on young learners from diverse families by supporting their access, participation, and progress to achieve their educational goals and developmental potential.

**About the Department**

The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.

**About the Division**

Schools and Regional Services comprises 17 Areas within four regions across the state, as well as 5 central Divisions. Student Support Services (SSS) comprise the Allied Health professions of psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers, occupational therapists and behaviour analysts.

SSS staff are part of an Area based multi-disciplinary health, wellbeing, and inclusion team and, together with the Area school improvement team, help build the capability of schools to support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing. To achieve these outcomes, SSS work in a multidisciplinary way to plan and deliver services in collaboration with schools in a multi-tiered system of support. SSS services include consultation, provision of a range of strategies and specialised support at individual, group, classroom, school, and Area levels.

**About the Role**

Join our dynamic team as a Social Worker where you will be primarily responsible for:

- Provide high level student support services to improve student learning.
- Undertake advanced wellbeing interventions that support students and schools.
- Assist the coordination of student support services within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Contribute to student wellbeing policy development.
- Provides leadership, professionally and operationally, within a multi-disciplinary student support team.
- Support teachers in the development of educational programs, particularly in respect to students with additional needs.
- Provide authoritative professional advice in relation to issues involving student wellbeing.
- Collaborate with and provide advice to other student support services team members in respect to complex cases.
- Contribute to the professional development of other student support service team members.
- Liaise with community service organisations, departments, hospitals, specialist programs and other professionals regarding the support needs for students.

**Attributes**

Are you passionate about helping students achieve their educational goals? As a Social Worker working with our team in Melton, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on young learners from diverse families by supporting their access, participation, and progress to achieve their educational goals and developmental potential. You'll work in a vibrant, growing area with a supportive community, enjoying professional growth opportunities and the chance to make a difference every day. If you're ready to bring your expertise into a collaborative, dynamic school environment where your skills are valued and your work truly matters, we want to hear from you

**Qualifications and Experience**
- A graduate or post-graduate degree in social work or equivalent.
- Ability to provide expert consultation to schools, healthcare providers and families using evidence-based, best practices.
- Knowledge of student wellbeing issues, disability Inclusion, policies and experience working with schools will be highly regarded.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and school leadership team to ensure holistic care, supporting student learning and wellbeing.
- Ability to work flexibly, as Student Support Services is a front-line service requiring rapid response.
- Demonstrated experience in the initiation, development and implementation of programs, procedures and policies that foster resilience in children and young people to support their educational needs.
- Exceptional planning and organising skills, with an ability to be responsive, taking initiative and accountability for actions.

**Mandatory requirements**
- A graduate or post-graduate degree in social work.
- Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
- A valid Working with Children Check and full Drivers' License is required for this position.

**Further Information**
- For more details _regarding this position please see attached position description. Applications should inclu

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