Social Worker Grade 1 Entry Level Position

Inner West Area Mental Health Service-Royal Melbourne Hospital

Full Time Fixed Term 26 months

John Cade Adult Acute Inpatient Unit (RMH) 12months

Adult Mental Health Community Team 1 (RMH) 14 months

The John Cade Adult Acute IPU and Community team 1:

• Is a caring, cohesive and dynamic multi-disciplinary team who values the specific contributions of social work to the recovery of our consumers with challenging and complex mental health presentations as well as to the leadership of our team.  

• Offers rich opportunities to develop your skills as an Entry Level Social Worker in the provision of evidence-based interventions in individual, group and family settings.

• Offers Entry Level Social Worker opportunities to develop your career as a social worker within and across the mental health field.

We are looking for a compassionate, dedicated new Social Work Graduate to join our service.

Working predominately Monday to Friday, the Social Worker Grade 1 will work independently as well as support other staff in the delivery of service in both an acute and community setting.

As part of the social work group at IWAMHS, you will participate in regular supervision, have access to high quality internal and external training, be able to contribute to the development and delivery of social work and family interventions (individual and group-based) for consumers and families referred to our service. You will also be part of the NWMH Social Work Entry Level Program.

Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au and if you have any questions or want to know more we would love you to connect with us. We look forward to hearing from you.

We are a diverse workforce that is reflective of the community we care for.  We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and people who identify as LGBTI.

We build teams that embrace our values – caring, excellence, integrity, respect, and unity.

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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.