Senior Social Worker - Project Officer (Strengthening Hospitals Response to Family Violence)

• Be a part of an exciting and important project.
• Manage the implementation of the organisation’s Strengthening Hospitals Response to Family Violence (SHRFV) Program.
• 2 year fixed-term position based in buzzing Carlton.

It’s the people who make the difference at Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV).

About the role:

Reporting to the Executive Director of the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM), the role is responsible for managing the organisation’s action plans behind the SHRFV program. The role acts as the key point of contact and escalation for clients presenting with potential issues of family violence. To aid in your success you will be supported and mentored through Melbourne Health.

This position presents an exciting opportunity to play a key role in enhancing how support is provided to patients who may be experiencing family violence.

To be successful in this role you need:

• Tertiary qualification in social work.
• Knowledge and understanding of sensitive and complex issues affecting health policy and service delivery in the Victorian context.
• Knowledge and understanding of the family violence policy and service delivery environment in Victoria.
• Experience working in a hospital in a clinical role with people affected by family violence.
• Clinical peer-to-peer supervision skills and experience.

Why you should be a part of our team?

Our patients come from many different cultures and backgrounds, and treating them is what makes our job so rewarding and challenging. One thing is for certain at DHSV – you will share the pride and satisfaction of putting a smile on every patient's face.

Besides a high degree of job satisfaction, Dental Health Services Victoria offers salary packaging benefits, onsite café, convenient car parking and easy access to transport links, professional development opportunities and work / life balance.

About us

Dental Health Services Victoria is the leading public oral health agency in Victoria. Our aim is to improve the oral health of all Victorians, particularly vulnerable groups and those most in need. We provide Victorians with quality oral health care through the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne.

We act with respect towards every person or idea we encounter. Together through the strength of our diversity, we create better outcomes for our patients and colleagues.

We are committed to our Indigenous employment and encourage all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. We are proud to be recognised in 2015 as Best in Indigenous Employment.

We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We acknowledge that diversity increases our ability to transform our organisation to achieve better health outcomes.

We provide services through our Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne where you will have the opportunity to work with the best oral health practitioners in Victoria. We embrace collaboration because working together helps us to create value that wouldn't be possible through individual effort alone.

Submit your application and be part of a great organisation making a huge difference in the community!