Social Worker

• Full Time ongoing position
• Based at Thomas Embling Hospital – onsite parking, subject to availability
• Extensive investment in facilities and people supporting our service expansion

A career in the forensic mental health sector is diverse, challenging and rewarding. A career at Forensicare will be like no other. If you're passionate about supporting people in their mental health recovery, Forensicare is where you need to be. You will be a part of a caring and supportive team, making a real difference to people living with the dual stigma of mental illness and offending. We approach our work with curiosity and a commitment to understanding the unique needs of our consumers and carers. Working across community, hospital and prison settings, you can learn, apply your specialist skills and advance in your profession. Together, we can contribute to a more connected, compassionate mental health and criminal justice system.

Job location

Thomas Embling Hospital, located in Fairfield just 15 minutes north of the Melbourne city centre. Due to our announced expansion, we have a need for experienced like-minded professionals to join our team. Thomas Embling Hospital is a secure Mental Health, currently 134 bed, hospital providing acute care, rehabilitation, and continuing care programs. With planned expansion commencing 2024 with significant increase in access to care, we will have a dedicated Women's service and an additional medium secure men's facility. Now is the time to join us

About the Role:

The Senior Social Worker is responsible for providing high-level social work services in a custodial care environment and overseeing the men's acute social work stream. The role will focus on provision of recovery, advocacy and psychosocial support as well as provide leadership within the Social Work Service and broader organisation.

Duties:

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and hold a Senior Social Worker role.
• Provide expert advice, direct practice, secondary consultation and facilitate reflective practices with teams providing custodial psychiatric care.
• Develop and implement social work provision focussing on the needs of individual, families/carers and other groups
• Develop linkages with community-based services, such NDIS, legal representatives, courts and other external stakeholders.

About You:

• Extensive experience in an equivalent or relevant social work setting.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and supervision for social work staff and students.
• Ability to deliver specialist social work services including clinical, primary, secondary and tertiary consultation within a complex and dynamic environment.
• Proven skills and experience in developing and implementing complex case plans involving direct and indirect social work practice.
• Ability to coordinate and evaluate social work practice and service development activities within a forensic mental health setting.

What you need:

Approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

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A culture where people matter.

• Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members.
• Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams.
• Salary Packaging Options available – Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
• A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
• Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
• Access to an employee assistance program – an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
• A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological, peer support and critical incidence response programs.

Eligibility

• Influenza and Immunisation Evidence
• This position is subject to a Police Check

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPONSIVENESS, INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.