Social Worker

**Employment Type**:Temporary Full Time, 38 hours per week up until July 2025
**Location**:Narellan Community Health Centre
**Position Classification**:Social Worker Level 1/2
**Remuneration**:$1,359.63 - $1,939.70 per week

**Requisition ID**:REQ520860
**Application Close Date**:07/10/2024
**Interview Date Range**:10/10/2024 -17/10/2024

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**About The Opportunity**
Primary and Community Health in South Western Sydney Local Heath District are looking for a Social Worker to join our vulnerable families team in Narellan.

This role works alongside targeted home visiting nursing programs, supporting various psychosocial vulnerabilities of women with children aged 0-5.

Working as a Social Worker in South Western Sydney Community Health provides access to:

- Monthly clinical supervision
- Professional Development opportunities within the specialty and ongoing training
- Monthly opportunities to meet with the wider Social Work Department
- Annual Leave + 17.5% Leave Loading (Full Time & Part Time Employees)
- One additional day off per month (Full Time Employees Only)
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave provisions
- Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Smart Salary
- Discounted Gym Membership through Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program

**What You’ll Be Doing**
The Social Work Team is responsible for providing responsive psychosocial interventions and support to families across SWSLHD. The Social Work Team supports families from a strengths-based model, providing holistic care within trauma informed, culturally safe interventions. Social Work ensures psychosocial supports and interventions are established in collaboration with the family and are adaptive to reflect their changing needs.

The Social Work role is diverse as it works with various internal and external stakeholders to provide service collaboration, advocacy, case management and consultation. The roles require an understanding of diverse family structures and various Health Service access points. You will be working with families in collaboration with Multi-Disciplinary teams, completing face to face home visiting, participating in case reviews and contributing to the holistic service provision of families in SWSLHD.

We are looking for a Social Worker who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children & their families and who have experience in the areas of mental health, domestic violence, and child protection.

If you have experience in child and family focused intervention, case management and psychosocial assessments, we’d love to hear from you.

**Where You’ll be Working**
SWSLHD operates its services on the lands of the Dharawal, Darug and Gundungurra lands and has a rich history of working alongside local Aboriginal communities.

The Primary and Community Health Social Work Department have opportunities for you to work with children and their families across a variety of teams

**How to Apply**
- A Social Work degree which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Demonstrated experience in a health related field and ability to provide a range of Social Work interventions.
- Demonstrated experience prioritising work and managing stressful situations.
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated high level communication skills (written and verbal) and computer skills.
- Evidence of commitment to clinical supervision and professional learning.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.

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**Additional Information**

**Salary Packaging**
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

**Health & Fitness**
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

**Transforming Your Experience**
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

**To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.**
- At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept