Social Worker

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Location**: Bega
**Position Classification**: Social Worker Lvl 3
**Remuneration**: $108,595 - $112,114 per annum

**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ529708
**Applications Close**: 6 November 2024
**Interview Details**: Interviews will be scheduled within 10 days of closing date

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here - We are Southern.

**What we offer**
- Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading

**Where you'll be working**
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to. It all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Bega the rural heartland of the Sapphire Coast a short drive to beautiful sandy beaches and national park wilderness. The perfect climate to the outdoors all year round, including whale watching between June and November. The pretty valley is a beautiful base for exploring gorgeous beaches and tranquil waterways. Situated between Melbourne and Sydney and just 3 hours to Canberra. Imagine Rural

**What you'll be doing**

The Senior Social Worker is an integral part of the mental health multidisciplinary health care team. This position provides quality Social Work services within Mental Health Inpatient Services.

**Selection Criteria**
- Tertiary qualification as a Social Worker and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Demonstrated proficient written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Extensive Mental Health Social Work knowledge and experience, clinical proficiency and ability to work with mínimal supervision, and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own work.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective, strong and professional community networks.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development, quality improvement and evidence based practice.
- Demonstrated ability to provide and coordinate staff and student supervision.
- Current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.

**Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases**
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

**Australian Work Rights**

Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact the hiring manager below should you require assistance.

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**The Welcome Experience