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Social Worker

Forensicare
  • Full time ongoing position (Grade 2)
  • Based at Thomas Embling Hospital (Fairfield)
  • Free onsite parking, great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements

About the role:

The Social Worker (Grade 2) is responsible for providing high-level social work services in a custodial care environment. The role will focus on unit-based provision of recovery, advocacy and psychosocial support as well as practicing within the Forensicare Social Work Service.

  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and hold a Grade 2 clinical Social Worker role.
  • Provide expert advice, direct clinical practice, secondary consultation with teams providing custodial psychiatric care.
  • Develop and implement social work provision focussing on the needs of individual, families/carers and other groups
  • Develop linkages with community-based services, such NDIS, legal representatives, courts and other external stakeholders.

About you:

The successful candidate will have experience in clinical mental health and/or forensic or correctional settings. Works well in a multi-disciplinary team and can undertake social work assessments and interventions aimed at addressing criminogenic, legal and psychosocial needs.

Skills, experience and qualifications

  • Approved degree in Social Work, or other qualifications approved for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, and experience in a relevant field.
  • Good understanding of/experience in forensic mental health settings and practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage in social work service development.
  • Demonstrated high-level knowledge and skills related to providing social work practice and psychiatric care in custodial settings.
  • Ability to develop collaborative recovery goals and undertake clinical risk and criminogenic assessments.

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

  • Approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
  • This position is subject to a Police Check.

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

  • Great salary packaging conditions.
  • Excellent leave entitlements.
  • Post-graduate scholarship programs.
  • Ongoing training and full orientation.
  • Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

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