Social Worker, South East Region

20 hours ago

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Education Full time

About the Role
The Wellbeing Workforce in the South East Region is a growing team passionate about helping students from Prep to Year 12 with their mental health needs. We work with students to connect, engage, and support them to maximise their education outcomes.

**The Wellbeing Workforce Social Worker will**:

- Implement strategies to improve student non-attendance, school refusal, and address the personal and academic impacts of suspension and exclusion.
- Help students and parents/ carers to navigate the welfare systems and access relevant support.
- Provide a holistic approach in recognising barriers for students, and families, in engaging in education.
- Provide professional social welfare assessments, interventions, and follow up support.

About Logan
Situated between the City of Brisbane and the City of the Gold Coast, and bordering the Scenic Rim Region, City of Ipswich, and Redland City, Logan City is a large region divided into 70 suburbs and has a large population of over 327,000 people and 217 different cultures. The Logan area includes 40 primary schools, 2 alternative learning centres, 2 special schools and 14 high schools, and has the largest state school in Australia. Our Logan City schools support over 40,831 students. Logan is an area of major regional growth and development with significant population growth expected through the next two decades. The city has a higher rate of multicultural diversity than the Queensland average, with around one quarter of residents being born overseas. Logan offers more than 1,100 environmental and recreational parks and reserves and offers plenty of active choices, including swimming pools, sporting clubs, cycling tracks, walking tracks, golf courses, basketball courts, skate parks and go karting. Additionally, there are ample shopping complexes, cinemas and restaurants across the region.

**About You**:
**To be successful in this position you will require**:

- Tertiary degree in Social Work with AASW registration eligibility
- Current Blue Card, or willing to obtain prior to commencement
- Driver Licence
- Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed

**Benefits**:

- Flexible work options
- Career Development
- Salary Packaging
- Diverse Work Culture
- Up to 12.75% super
- 17.5% leave loading

**How to Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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