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 Social Outreach Aged Care program at Bendigo. Our Aged care program or RACF is a PHN funded program for aged care residents managed by St John of God Social Outreach. We oversee the service and have full clinical governance. We offer mental health support for residents inclusive of assessment and therapeutic interventions which are aligned with the client’s presentation. 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: $89,954.17 to $107,578 (pro rata for part time) 11.5% superannuation Permanent part-time working 22.5 hours per week Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as: Novated leasing work related expenses self-education and additional superannuation A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance For enquiries please contact Janet Foggin, Manager Mental Wellbeing & Raphael Services VIC on Applications close: August 23rd 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.