Social Worker, Student Wellbeing Workforce

**About Us**:
At the heart of Marsden State High School is our vision, "Dare to Inspire each and every learner to Make a Difference for our community". This vision helps shape our school environment, where we believe success and excellence should be sought after and practiced.

**Your Opportunity**:
The Social Worker will be part of the growing Wellbeing Workforce, dedicated to improving access to mental health support to children and young people. The successful applicants will support the strategic needs of the Department and support the development and establishment of the Student Wellbeing Framework, which aims to increase the number of wellbeing professionals working in Queensland primary and secondary state schools so that students have access to a wellbeing professional at their school, with a particular focus on early intervention and prevention.

**As the Social Worker you will have the opportunity to**:

- Operate in an advisory and advocacy capacity providing services specific to the social work discipline.
- Respond to the needs of the student population and school community to provide personal and family counselling, therapy and group work, facilitation of referrals to other allied health professionals, and service and care coordination for the purpose of assisting student's wellbeing and mental health.

The Social Worker is a school-based position that will report to the Principal for operational and administrative matters, and a Senior Social Worker in the region or other senior regional staff as determined by the Regional Director on all professional practice and clinical matters.

**About the Role**:
As the Social Worker your responsibilities will include, but not be limted to:

- Undertake individual and group counselling with students, parents and families to assist them in resolving personal or relationship concerns.
- Provide professional social welfare assessments, interventions and follow up support to students, parents/carers and individuals as required.
- Identify needs and participate in the referral and planning of services for children, parents and families to community agencies such as health and welfare.
- Develop and implement strategies to provide information, support and encourage awareness of, and participation by, parents/carers and the community in school activities and programs.
- Act as the contact for parents/carers and the community to determine relevant issues for improved relationships between the school and community.
- Participate in the planning, development and delivery or organisation of public presentations designed to inform and educate parents and community members/groups about social issues affecting the learning capacity of students.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of duties.

**Mandatory Requirements**:

- It is mandatory for this role to posses a tertiary qualifications in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

**How to Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a 2-pg response to the work situation outlined below:

- Prior relevant experience in assessing students' mental health needs, and delivering therapeutic wellbeing interventions to students
- Any training and professional development you've completed with a focus on student wellbeing.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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