Social Worker

7 days ago


South Brisbane, Australia Mater Group Full time

**Job no**: 501956
**Work type**: Fixed Term
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Community Services & Development

Mater has an exciting opportunity for a **Social Worker **to join our Mater at Home team. We are searching for an exceptional and experienced Social Worker on a** 12 month fixed term basis.**

The purpose of the role is to deliver a quality social work community service to the Mater at Home client population, as part of a multidisciplinary team.

As a member of the Mater at Home team you will deliver high quality community-based Social Work services to a diverse range of clients. This includes consumers of the NDIS and other government funding schemes (including Commonwealth Home Support Program, Post-Acute Care, Home Care Packages, and Hospital in the Home).

**Salary range: $43.68 - $60.41 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and **access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** + **access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

- Delivering competent to complex level social work services in the community to adult residents in the Greater Brisbane Area (which includes psychosocial assessment, timely and appropriate social work interventions, referral and liaison with relevant services and advocacy to promote and address the needs of clients and their families).
- Work cooperatively and effectively within the multidisciplinary team.
- Manage a workload utilising effective time management and prioritisation skills for clinical and non-clinical responsibilities and to meet determined targets for productivity, quality, safety, stewardship and client satisfaction.
- Commit to patient safety and quality in the delivery of healthcare by actively participating in safety and quality improvement practices.
- Provide a clinical and professional liaison role with the wider healthcare team involved with the patient/client, including external service providers.
- Actively develop clinical and professional practice knowledge and expertise by engaging in ongoing professional development activities.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will have:

- A tertiary degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- A current provisional or open Queensland driver's licence
- A current Blue Card (Working with children and young people)
- Current, or ability to obtain, NDIS Worker Screening Check (yellow card)
- Experience working in community, aged care and / or disability environment is desirable but not necessary.
- Interest or previous experience working in oncology and palliative care is desirable but not necessary.

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

**Additionally, with Mater at Home you can access**:

- Use of Mater at Home fleet vehicle for conducting client visits, with an opportunity for home garaging
- Contemporary equipment and software that fosters a flexible and efficient workplace.
- The facilities at Mater Hospital’s South Brisbane campus, as well as its community hub sites.

For further information, please contact **Tiffany Clayton**, Social Work Clinical Lead - Mater at Home on **07 3163 1760**.
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our _Reconciliation webpage_._

**Advertised**: 25 Nov 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 09 Dec 2024 E. Australia Standard Time


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