Social Worker Grade 2

2 hours ago

Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: Austin Health

**Salary**: $35 - $45

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 2488

**_Are you a current Austin Health employee? _**
- **Join us to make a difference as Grade 2 Social Worker with Austin Health**:

- **Fixed term 12 month (parental leave cover) full time position with an ADO**:

- **Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options available to Austin Hospital**

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the Social Work Department**

The Social Work Department provides services on all three campuses of Austin Health and across the care continuum. This includes the Emergency Department, bed-based services, and ambulatory care. The Social Work Department is committed to promoting and providing the highest level of social work practice for all our patients. In realizing this goal, the department will lead and excel in person-centred evidence-based practice, education, and research. Social Workers are expected to participate in activities (appropriate to grade level) which support this, including professional supervision and performance review; research and quality improvement activities; and undergraduate/post graduate student supervision and training

**About the role**

As a Grade 2 Social Worker you will be responsible for providing clinical social work services to patients across one or more of our Austin Health sites. A regular day will see you work clinically with patients, attend family meetings, clinical and non-clinical meetings, and undertake other duties that support the social work department and its operations. This role will require you to work across a range of clinical areas and campuses to support Social Work staff who are on leave.

Key responsibilities will see you:

- Provide counselling to patients and families
- Supervise Grade 1 Social Workers
- Supervise Social Work students
- Participate in quality improvement, service improvement and/or research

**About you**

To be successful in this role you must have:

- A degree in Social Work and be eligible for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Worked in a hospital or health related setting
- The ability to work and contribute to team culture and work within a multidisciplinary environment

**Our benefits**

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

**Work with us**

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the**position description** for further details.**

**Application closing date: Sunday 19 January 2025

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