• Qualified Social Worker - Grade 2
• Part Time Ongoing, 40hrs per fortnight
  
• Based in Broadmeadows
• Supportive Team Environment

Life With Us:

We will welcome you as part of a caring, multidisciplinary team to work with older adults who are presenting with complex mental health issues.

Our team has a recovery focus with clinicians working collaboratively with consumers and their families/carers to improve their mental and physical health.

A Job To Be Proud Of:

• Provide integrated social casework services, under clinical supervision, for clients and their families and carers, whilst the client is being treated within the inpatient setting.  This includes psychosocial assessment, supportive counselling, advocacy, information and education regarding resources and services, social support and engagement
• Demonstrate specialist skills in assessment and discharge planning, and other interventions with aged people with mental health problems and their families and carers
• Work with the consumer and carer/family as a system to address family system needs and issues (family work), including responding to issues/incidents of consumer/carer safety, such as elder abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, family trauma, childhood abuse and trauma, homelessness risk, intergenerational issues, and vulnerable children at risk.
• In addition, you will have the opportunity to Supervise Social Work students on Fieldwork placements. 

Your Contribution: 

• An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers 
• Previous experience in aged, mental health or aged mental health sectors is desirable
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively 
• An understanding of the policies and procedures associated with the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation

Our Commitment To You:

• We are a values based organisation. A career with us is a rewarding experience, offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including; staff health service, peer support program and EAP
• Reward and Recognition Programs

Connect With Us:

Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au or click ‘Apply Now’.

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All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working With Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.