Social Work Professional Leader

5 days ago


Ryde, Australia Royal Rehab Full time

**Description**
- Permanent, part time
- 24 hrs/week
- Social Work, Level 5
- Opportunity to lead a highly skilled Social Work team
- Highly flexible environment

**About Royal Rehab**
Royal Rehab is a leading provider of rehabilitation services in brain and spinal cord injury. Our services also include neurological and general rehabilitation, supported independent living and specialist disability services.
Our vision is a world without limits for people with disability, illness and injury.
Royal Rehab is renowned for our focus on research and innovation and sits uniquely as a provider of advanced rehabilitation and disability services including supported accommodation, private rehabilitation hospitals, a purpose-built resort for people with spinal cord injury and community services.
Representing a broad range of professions, our people are united by our values of honesty, respect, working together and innovative thinking. We are inspired by a commitment to clinical excellence and personalised care.

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About the role *
This position aims to represent Social Work within Royal Rehab and to external organisations, and ensures a high standard of clinical practice across the social work discipline.
**Your main Duties will include**:

- Providing leadership to a team of social workers
- Fostering a culture of practice development, evidence-based practice, research and professional development.
- Mentoring existing staff and onboarding new recruits
- Monitoring the service resources and working with the Clinical Operations Managers to address resource gaps
- Working clinically to meet the operational needs of the Business Units.

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About you *
**We seek a self-motivated and skilled social worker with**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work & eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
- Extensive clinical experience working with people with complex disability across a variety of settings.
- Previous team management experience or leading a team of health professionals
- High level interpersonal communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and presentation skills
- Extensive experience and demonstrated advanced level skills in counselling/casework, and advocacy.
- A commitment to personal and staff professional development.
- An interest in health care leadership and previous experience teaching or mentoring health professional and/or students.

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Why work for us?*
We are proud of our diverse and skilled team of passionate healthcare and support professionals committed to delivering the very best for the people we serve. A career at Royal Rehab is the opportunity to make a difference with a progressive and innovative organisation, built on a rich history of community care since 1899.
**Applications**:
Applications must address the full **Essential and Desirable selection criteria**, as outlined in the position description.
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- Satisfactory criminal checks,
- Working with children’s checks (if applicable)
- Immunisation status clearance, including evidence of COVID 19 vaccinations.

In order to be eligible for consideration for employment with Royal Rehab, all recruits must provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19, or alternatively provide a Medical Contraindication in the approved form which complies with the requirements of the Public Health Order, prior to appointment.

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Further Enquiries: *
Dimity O’Leary, Director Community & Allied Health
Ph: 0412 214 682

**Job Type**: Part-time


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