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The Social Worker will provide professional social work services, including psychosocial assessment, social case work, discharge planning, work with families and carers and community liaison work, while gaining specialist skills and experience in assessment, acute treatment and support and other interventions for people with mental health problems and their family/carers.

We have an exciting new opportunity within a newly purpose-built Youth Prevention & Recovery Care (YPARC) centre.

As a Social Worker (Grade 2), you will:

• Work with YPARC team to improve screening, identification, assessment and discharge planning of young people presenting with mental ill-health
• Provide specialist consultations, assessments and evidence based Social Work interventions to assist in better outcomes for young people and their family/carers
• Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team, to provide Social Work specific services
• Assist in the provision of primary, secondary and tertiary consultation services, community development and education, liaison and linkage to other agencies that also provide support to young people with mental illnesses

This is a full time (1.0FTE) permanent position.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers and/or Accreditation as a Mental Health Social Worker
• Previous relevant Social Work experience in a mental health or acute hospital setting and/or related field
• Experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness and preferably with young people presenting with mental ill-health
• Experience and well-developed skills in the range of Social Work interventions including work with individuals, families and groups, consultation and liaison

What you’ll get in return

• Salary range $81,328.00 - $93,490.80 + 10% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900
• Opportunity to be employed by Melbourne Health or Orygen
• Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
• Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and access to policies and tools that support this
• Opportunity to contribute to service design and growth within youth mental health services
• Provider and further develop your leadership and skills with Orygen and be part of leading the revolution in youth mental health

ORYGEN – LEADING THE REVOLUTION

Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.

Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always.

Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.

At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.

JOIN THE REVOLUTION

If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, click apply now.

Orygen is dedicated to gender equality, diversity and inclusivity. We strive to continue to build a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD people. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.