Social Worker Grade 1

Job Requisition ID: 3136
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Posting Date: 9 Dec 2024

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

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**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.**

**About the Role**

Join our team for this exciting opportunity as a Grade 1 social worker. This role is a full time permanent position that commences with a 3 year rotation across different clinical areas within the Monash Children’s and Community Programs. You will spend 12 months in each area - Monash Health Community (Child and Family Team), Monash Children’s Hospital (acute team) and the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (based at the Clayton Campus). This is a unique opportunity to join the Allied Health teams in the Monash Children’s and Community Programs. It is an integral role within supportive & professional teams.
- Full-time permanent role.
- Commencing with a 3 year rotation across different paediatric and women’s health clinical areas with excellent skill development opportunities

**About Us**

Social Workers at Monash Health Community and Monash Children’s Hospital are part of the broader Monash Children’s Allied Health Team, and together we provide specialised services to infant, paediatric and adolescent patients and their families. Social work services are provided in community settings (outreach), inpatient and outpatient settings.

**Monash Health Community - Health Mothers Healthy Babies**

Within HMHB you will provide outreach support to pregnant women experiencing psychosocial complexities. You will support women to access antenatal care and other social support services to address maternal risk factors and improve health and wellbeing outcomes for the women, their babies and families.

**Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service**

In VPRS at Monash Health you will see a combination of inpatient and ambulatory clients who require time limited, goal focused and interdisciplinary rehabilitation. As a state-wide service you may also need to travel to other VPRS sites

**Monash Children’s Allied Health**

At the Monash Children’s Hospital you will work with a broad range of paediatric patients and families across both inpatient wards and outpatient clinics. The position primarily involves supporting children, families as they come into contact with the health system. This role has a large focus on supportive care and counselling as well as discharge planning and coordination of referrals to outside agencies. There is a focus on holistic care, risk management and a systems approach is integral. The role engages with many other clinical health areas as well as community agencies which requires good communication skills. This is a fast paced role in which good organisational and advocacy skills are required for you to achieve optimal outcomes for patients and their families.

**About You**

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

- You will be able to demonstrate skills in psycho-social assessments, risk assessments, problem solving, communication and discharge planning
- You will have a knowledge of resources and understanding of the assessment and intervention frameworks used to guide practice with the Children Youth and Families Act.
- You will be able to support families as they adjust to their child’s illness, and/or disability and able to provide grief and bereavement support as required.
- You are highly motivated to perform at your best every day, demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Possess a positive attitude to your work, compassion and the ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team
- You will be a dynamic, innovative and flexible practitioner and will receive regular supervision from highly experienced social work supervisors with opportunities for ongoing professional development.

**What you will need**:

- An AASW accredited Bachelor degree or entry level Master’s Degree of Social Work that provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Good organisational skills and a positive, enthusiastic attitude towards work
- Able to work autonomously
- Well-developed clinical assessment and complex discharge planning skills
- A passion to develop skills in paediatric and women’s