Monash Health is excited to announce a new Social Work/Allied Allied Health Clinical Educator position at the South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (SECASA).

• New Social Work/Allied Health Clinical education role at Monash Health
• Play a key role in the supporting the effective upskilling of graduate and early career Social Workers/ Counsellor Advocates at SECASA
• Enviable Professional and Leadership development opportunities available

Come and join a dynamic and supportive Social Work and Allied Health Team.

Monash Health is excited to announce a new Social Work/Allied Health clinical educator position within SECASA as part of the Public Health and Community Program.

• Play a key role in supporting the training and development of graduate and early career Social Workers working as counsellor/advocates at SECASA
• Enviable Professional and Leadership development opportunities available across SECASA and the Social Work profession
• Come and join the dynamic SECASA team and become part of the largest Social Work team in Victoria!

About The Role

We are excited to announce an ongoing full time opportunity for the Social Work/Allied Health workforce clinical educator role within our large and dynamic SECASA team. In this newly created Social Work/Allied Health workforce clinical education position, the incumbent will work closely with the SECASA and Social Work leadership team, including the Head of Profession Social Work and Spiritual Care, Director SECASA and the Allied Health Education Lead to ensure the provision of effective training and development of graduate and early career Social Work clinicians within the South East Centre Against Sexual Assault.

The Social Work/Allied Health workforce clinical educator will play an integral role in supporting Social Work clinicians in developing their core and additional Social Work skills (including counselling modalities and frameworks required for Sexual Assault Counsellor Advocates) and assisting with timely and effective Sexual Assault crisis and therapeutic counselling services, which also requires utilising key Social Work skills and frameworks.

The role will be embedded using educational principles and project methodologies for evaluation as well as comprehensive knowledge of the Sexual Assault sector and guiding frameworks, AASW Social Work Practice Standards, Code of Ethics and credentialing and scope of practice.

This role will report professionally to the Head of Profession, Social Work and Spiritual Care and Operationally to Director-SECASA. The incumbent will be provided with professional supervision in line with AASW supervision standards and supported by the Allied Health Education Lead to support the development of education frameworks and evaluation.

About You

You have been developing your clinical (Social Work and Sexual Assault counselling skills and knowledge), education, project management and quality improvement skills or you are an accomplished Social Worker and Allied Health professional with a drive to teach others in your profession; either way, you are ready to take this next step in your career.

You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence informed care to all patients, families and carers. You are an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles.

You Are Also:

• committed to a leadership & mentoring role for SECASA, Social Work and Allied Health
• dedicated to safe best practice & quality care at SECASA, in Social Work and Health care more broadly
• committed to delivering client centred care & advocacy in line with organisational and professional practice standards
• enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively
• excited to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

Our Journey

You will be a member of a dynamic and supportive SECASA Social Work/Counsellor Advocate team (and Allied Health more broadly) working in a collaborative model of care across Monash Health. The position works closely with the internal and external stakeholders to provide care founded on current evidence-based practice for patients accessing care through the inpatient and community based setting, their families and carers.

To see first-hand what our team of Social Workers think about working at Monash Health, please take a look at the following short video: here and please check out our YouTube link!

What you need:

• Bachelor of Social Work or Masters Social Work (Qualifying) or equivalent as assessed and approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Eligible for ordinary membership of AASW if overseas trained (aasw.asn.au) -proof of AASW assessment required
• Experience with supervising Social Workers and Social Work students
• At least 7 years clinical working experience in a variety of settings as a qualified Social Worker
• Demonstrated experience in Sexual Assault and Family Violence Services
• Demonstrated interest in clinical education
• Australian working rights
• Current Victorian Driver's licence

What We Offer:

• supportive and dynamic SECASA, Social Work and Allied Health Team
• supervision in line with the AASW professional standards
• access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your Social Work clinical skills & knowledge base
• avenues to further develop your leadership & project management skills
• mentorship & career guidance from experts in your field
• support to attend relevant forums & conferences
• a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies
• In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite staff car parking and gym, uniform and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit), via the Apply Now link.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call:

• Bridget Wall - SECASA - Director
• t: 0400 599 274