Your role at St John of God Social Outreach We are looking to hire a Social Worker (Grade 2) on a permanent basis to join our Raphael Centre in Bendigo. As a Social Worker, you will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide senior social work services to consumers. Practices as a Social Worker and ensures practice is in accordance to the Australian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and Practice Guidelines and SJGHC policies and guidelines. You will be expected to work independently and demonstrate a specialist level knowledge and depth of experience, participate in teaching, training and research, to supervisor students and mentor junior caregivers. The Position Provide evidence based senior Social Work services to consumers/carers within the clinical specialty area/s. Provide Social Work assessment, intervention and evaluation at an advanced practice level for complex and general caseload/s. Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised caregivers. Contributes to the evaluation of the Social Work Service and Clinical Specialty, to ensure continuous improvement. Ensures effective multidisciplinary team work through professional communication and comprehensive liaison with colleagues, consumers/carers and service providers. Ensures maintenance of appropriate clinical documentation and clinical information systems. Demonstrates reflective practice and commitment to professional development. Supports Social Work service through communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service (through to the coordinator of Social Work). You will have senior clinical experience and leadership in a specialised area of practice within a healthcare setting, ability to undertake professional supervision and/or mentor junior staff and develop evidence based, innovative clinical practices and initiation of quality improvement activities. Successful applicants will have tertiary qualifications in Social Work and be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work and eligible for Mental Health credentialing. Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values. We can offer: Salary: $89,954 to $107,578 11% superannuation Permanent part-time working 30 hours per week Generous salary packaging options Up to $15900 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, your rent, or other everyday living expenses Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and expenses A welcoming & supportive culture Flexible work options Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance Dynamic role in multidisciplinary team For enquiries please contact Janet Foggin, Manager Mental Wellbeing & Raphael Services VIC on (number) Closing Date: 01 Feb 2024 St John of God Social Outreach is committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in its care and proactively takes measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.