SMHS Social Worker Pool PHC

Overview

Salary: HSO Level P1 $88,411 - $119,660 per annum pro rata

Location: Mandurah

Unit/Division: Peel Health Campus

Work Type: Casual, Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time

This is a recruitment pool for Permanent Full Time / Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time / Part Time and Casual appointments with the possibility of extensions and/or permanency.

About SMHS

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) invites you to consider joining our team in Peel Health Campus, a general hospital located in Mandurah. SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services across a large catchment area in the southern part of Perth.

Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan.

Position

Social Worker – to join our multidisciplinary team. Responsible for providing a high quality social work service to inpatients and outpatients as required, including assessment, treatment, evaluation and planning, and management of a designated caseload. Practices as a Social Worker according to the Australian Association of Social Workers Practice Standards and Code of Ethics and/or the Society of Professional Social Workers Code of Ethics and SMHS Policies and Guidelines.

Our values guide our work in recruitment and employment. SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTI communities, and people with disability to apply.

Want to know more? Contact Tina Chivende on 08 9531 8000.

Application process

If you are ready to apply, please prepare your submission as follows:

- A copy of your current CV
- A cover letter of no more than 1-2 pages outlining:

- Your skills and experience in Social Work
- What interests you about working as a Social Worker at Peel Health Campus/hospital setting
- How you work with other professionals (e.g., healthcare providers, community services) to support clients

- The names and contact details of two current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role

Documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Allow sufficient time to complete the online application process and attach documentation.

If you experience difficulties applying online, contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 during business hours for assistance.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (inline with operational requirements):

- On-site free parking
- Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and location-based allowances

Eligibility and Diversity

Are you eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed-term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating discrimination. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. WA Health policies require criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process; a Working with Children check and a pre-employment health assessment may be required where appropriate. Referees may be contacted regarding integrity and past ethical behavior.

This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For information, refer to the WWC website.

Open recruitment pool and timeline

- The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications and will assess on a regular basis.
- Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur.
- Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/09/2027.

Lodgement is system generated. Submissions after the closing date will not be accepted. Late or email applications will not be considered.

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