Senior Social Worker Team Leader
Job No:
65079
Location:
Richmond, Melbourne
- Part Time leadership role - achieve your perfect work/life balance with 3 days per week!
- Highly attractive salary package (consummate with experience) plus generous salary packaging options!
- Great Richmond location, with access to free on-site parking, cycling facilities and public transport!
About the Organisation
North Richmond Community Health Limited (NRCH) is a community based and managed health service. NRCH is committed to providing high quality and culturally appropriate health, social and welfare services, particularly to clients of CALD backgrounds, newly-arrived migrants and refugees. Services provided by NRCH are delivered in a developmental framework with an emphasis on direct health care and health promotion.
The Counselling, Casework & Community Program teams have been a central part of NRCH services over the past 36 years. Previously established as two distinct programs, they are now merging to position the organisation for growth.
About the Opportunity
North Richmond Community Health Limited (NRCH) has an exciting part-time opportunity for a Senior Social Worker Team Leader to join their dedicated team based in Richmond, VIC.
Reporting to the Program Manager, this is a hands-on leadership role in which you will provide casework services, while providing leadership to ensure that the team's services respond to the diverse and changing needs of the local community.
Some of your more specific responsibilities will be to:
- Provide casework, short, and medium term counselling services to clients with complex needs including family violence, inter-generational and cultural family conflict, and high prevalence mental health disorders;
- Provide clinical case management;
- Provide information and referral services as well as generalist support services in addressing the health and welfare needs of clients;
- Lead and coordinate the counselling and casework teams; and
- Liaise with, and maintain links with, various stakeholders, communities, clients, sector forums, and networks to enhance program effectiveness.
The successful applicant will be a qualified Social Worker with experience in counselling. You'll also need a knowledge and understanding of the issues impacting on people from CALD communities, newly arrived and emerging communities including refugees and asylum seekers. You will demonstrate a proven track record in practicing a range of counselling interventions and working with interpreters.
Importantly, you will be able to demonstrate your experience in leading and managing teams, and be able to provide secondary consultations to staff with minimal experience in managing issues pertaining to Family and Domestic Violence.
Ideally you will have experience in working with people with complex health and social issues, and be computer literate and familiar with MS Office, internet, electronic client management systems and email.
A current Victorian driver’s license is required for this role and successful applicants must be willing to undergo a National Police Check and hold a current Working with Children’s Check.
For more information about the role, a detailed position description can be found here.
Based conveniently in Richmond, you'll have access to free on-site parking, cycling facilities and public transport.
Working 3 days per week (0.6 EFT), the successful applicant will receive an attractive salary package, consummate with experience, plus generous salary packaging options to increase the value of your take-home pay.
If you are ready for a new professional challenge and want to make a positive difference, Apply Now!
Applications will close at 5pm on May 1st, 2015.