Discipline Senior Social Work (Mental Health)
Job posted : 10 / 12 / 2024
Location : Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type : Part time
Organisation : The Royal Children's Hospital
Occupation : Health and Allied Health
Reference : 12550
Discipline Senior - Social Work (Mental Health)
Part-time, ongoing 0.2 FTE- 15.2 hours per fortnight
123,000-$135,500 (FTE)
This position will be expected to work across multiple sites.
About the Role :
You will be responsible for providing high quality tertiary mental health leadership in the discipline of Social Work across the RCH Mental Health Service (community teams and hospital-based teams). Reporting to the Operations Manager for the RCH Mental Health Service, you will ensure Social Work standards and practices align with the RCH Social Work Department in relation to credentialing, clinical practice standards, supervision, professional development expectations, and recruitment. The successful applicant will champion the Social Work discipline, lead attraction and retention initiatives (including working to establish partnerships with universities), support the recruitment of Social Workers, and organise and provide high quality individual and group supervision. Discipline Seniors are part of the leadership group within the RCH Mental Health Service ensuring continuous quality improvement and contributing to training and development across the service.
To be successful in this role you will have :
* Demonstrated clinical skills and significant experience in the provision of effective and efficient child and adolescent mental health care in a Child and Adolescent / Youth Mental Health Service or another jurisdiction.
* Demonstrated experience in leadership and professional supervision of Social Work clinicians and students.
* A commitment and evidence of evidence-based practice and continuing professional development, including an ability to find and apply evidence in decision-making.
* Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and inter-personal skills.
* Demonstrate awareness and understanding of legal obligations when working in a Child and Adolescent / Youth Mental Health Service context in Victoria.
Your skills and experience :
* Hold a degree in Social Work from an accredited course / university.
* Post-graduate qualification in Social Work or a relevant field.
* Eligibility for Membership of Australian Associate of Social Workers (AASW).
* Meet AASW accreditation standards for Continuing Professional Education.
* Uphold the AASW Code of Ethics.
* Extensive clinical and team leadership experience in mental health Social Work.
* Experience in providing high quality clinical / professional supervision.
* Demonstrated ability to manage and mentor staff.
* Understanding of relevant legislation and practice frameworks relating to family violence practice, including but not limited to the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS), Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS), and the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM).
Please see the position description below for a full scope of the position's requirements.
RCH Mental Health is a Level 5 tertiary Infant, Child and Family Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service and comprises community and hospital-based services. This includes an Intake and Assessment Team, Adolescent Inpatient Unit, and various specialist teams based at Parkville and three interdisciplinary outpatient teams located at Travancore, St Albans, and Hoppers Crossing.
What we offer :
* Salary Packaging – Increase your take-home pay!
* Employee Assistance Program.
* Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities.
Other requirements :
* Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain.
* Valid Working with Children Check.
* Compliance with RCH's “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure.
Application process :
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately; we encourage you to apply promptly!
For more information about this position please contact Sara Tatlow, Operations Manager on 03 9345 7068.
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and / or linguistically diverse backgrounds, all members of the LGBTQI community, and people with disabilities.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement; it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button.
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