Social Worker

Company Description

Make real impact and achieve outcomes through optimising work and life for **all** people. Our Social Workers play a vital link in our allied health team. Working collaboratively to deliver a range of occupational rehabilitation services. Enjoy working across the beautiful West, Central and East Gippsland landscape. Gain more work life balance and learn new skills. This is a diverse and unique role, where no day is ever the same

**Job Description**:
Enjoy the flexibility and autonomy to manage your own day. You will have the support of a strong, close team of driven and energetic healthcare professionals with the backing and resources of a global corporate infrastructure. Your duties will include:

- Case management (caseloads are manageable, and our consultants have the support of Rehabilitation Assistants to alleviate administrative tasks)
- Working with employers and employees to develop and implement injury prevention and workplace education programs
- Working collaboratively with injured workers, employers, medical and allied health professionals
- Completing a variety of assessments using your clinical and discipline specific allied health skills, such as Functional Capacity Evaluations, Worksite Assessments, Ergonomic Assessments, and Activities of Daily Living Assessments.

**Qualifications**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work;
- Registration with the Australian Association of Social Workers;
- Previous experience working as a Social Worker would be highly regarded (ie. in a hospital, mental health, aged care facility or people with diverse backgrounds);
- Excellent time management skills - be able to work autonomously as well as within a team environment;
- A passion for injury prevention, return to work, and the associated health benefits of engaging in the community;
- A current drivers' licence and access to their own vehicle.

Additional Information

Our core values are always at the heart of the work that we do every day:

- We act with **integrity**. We are honest, ethical, and transparent. We inspire trust through open communication;
- ** People** work together. We enable each other to thrive within a culture of collaboration, fun and high performance;
- We take pride in delivering an exceptional and seamless **customer** experience each and every time;
- ** Quality & Innovation** is at the forefront of our thinking. We have the courage to actively seek new opportunities and continually improve;
- We embrace **sustainability** across all aspects of our business including financial performance, service; design and delivering meaningful outcomes for our team, our customers and the communities that we work in.

**You are welcome here.**

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team. When you join IPAR, we want you to bring your whole self to work - and we value your unique contribution.
- MedHealth is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all staff. As a result, all commencing workers are required to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations (including the booster shot) or have a valid contraindication medical certificate in accordance with the ‘Public Health (COVID-19 Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Order 2021’. Your vaccination status may be discussed as part of the recruitment and selection process and evidence of vaccination status prior to commencing will _be _sought._