Social Work
Employment Type - Temporary
Hours per fortnight - up to 80
Job Category - Social Worker / Palliative Care
Req Id - 4254
SOCIAL WORK - GRADE 2
Leave Backfill
up to full time position available until 30/06/2026
Colac Area Health is a values based organisation providing a unique integrated health service comprising of over 500 employees, providing Acute Care, Aged Care, Community and Allied Health Services.
An amazing opportunity for a highly motivated Social Worker to join our dynamic Allied Health team at Colac Area Health. This integral role encourages best practice philosophy to provide high quality clinical care to patients with a broad range of complex medical and psychological needs, demonstrating an advanced skill set. Encompassing a clinical caseload within the Acute and Community streams, including Colac Area Health's Palliative Care Service, you will form part of a supportive and collaborative multi-disciplinary team and will be required to provide highly responsive and flexible services to consumers.
What’s required?
- Bachelor of Social Work degree and eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work.
- Proficient clinical skills in undertaking comprehensive psychosocial assessments, clinical reasoning, and formulating appropriately targeted treatment plans/interventions with achievable goals for clients in a variety of settings.
- Provide care coordination, brief intervention counselling, advocacy, mediation, referral and support for individuals, families and groups in the inpatient, outpatient and community setting.
- Demonstrate clinical practice experience in acute care, rehabilitation, palliative care, aged care, community health and outreach services with an awareness and understanding of community resources and support systems.
- Ability to work both autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams to achieve desired patient outcomes with a commitment to person centred practice.
- Prioritisation of caseload and management of competing priorities including delegation where appropriate.
- Experience in providing supervision to Grade 1 Social Workers and students to promote professional competence and growth in staff.
Colac Area Health staff benefits include:
- Professional Development opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements
- Salary packaging
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Free onsite car parking and opportunity to car pool from Geelong
Applications close Monday 21st April 2025.
For further information please contact Megan Frizon on 03 5232 5101 or Amanda Wangman on 03 5232 5350
To apply visit: https://peopleplus.swarh.vic.gov.au/CAH
Diversity and Inclusion
We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of our team members, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Our commitment to diversity strengthens our ability to provide compassionate and equitable care to all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, abilities and identities.
We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and a workplace that promotes wellbeing, and welcomes applications from those who identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
We actively encourage individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds and identities to apply for our positions. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, we are here to assist you every step of the way.
We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)
We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
To join our team, all candidates are encouraged to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and influenza, aligning with our health services immunisation policy.