Social Work Graduate - Melbourne, Australia - Forensicare

Forensicare

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Melbourne, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne

Job type:
Full time

Organisation:
Forensicare

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Health and Allied Health, Medical and Nursing, Other, Policy, Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: 16413

Graduate Social Worker

Are you about to graduate or recently graduated in Social Work?
Multiple full time, ongoing (SW1) to commence mid 202
Be part of a supportive, collaborative and interdisciplinary allied health graduate and psychology registrar program
Salary $63,497 (SW1 Year 1) to $86,262 (SW1 Year % Super + Benefits
Rotational positions across all Forensicare directorates
Extensive investment in facilities and people supporting our significant service expansion.

Graduate Social Workers are an integral part of Forensicare's commitment to progressing the disciplines into the future while supporting the increased demand for forensic mental health services.

The Allied Health & Psychology Graduate/Registrar Program is designed to provide structured, supported opportunities for qualified, entry-level health professionals to gain forensic mental health expertise and consolidate both theoretical and practical skills in a range of forensic settings.

The graduate/registrar program facilitates an expansion of skills and experience through movement across inpatient, community and prison-based services.

Job location
These are rotational positions and will be available across all Forensicare sites including:

Thomas Embling Hospital
Community Forensic Mental Health Service
Prisonbased services

About the Role:

Graduates within the program will have the access to regular discipline-specific clinical supervision, monthly interdisciplinary educations sessions, regular interdisciplinary group supervision, dedicated self-directed learning time, in addition to other discipline-specific supports.

Working with a limited case load, within the boundaries of the relevant professions and under the direct mentorship and supervision of experienced social workers, you will:

Duties:

Work alongside clients, families and carers to identify and give voice to consumer led goals and recovery priories. Graduate Social Workers will be supported to promote the personinenvironment perspective within the clinical teams they work.
Demonstrate an appreciation of the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork and of connections with the broader service network.
Plan, develop, facilitate and evaluate therapeutic group programs in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
Other duties in line with the requirements of your discipline.
Contribute to maintaining a safe therapeutic environment through the use of relational security principles and physical interventions as required. (Training will be provided).

About You:

You are committed to forensic mental health consumer recovery.
Demonstrated commitment to the delivery of quality, recoveryfocused mental health care coupled with an awareness of the issues of caredelivery in forensic mental health.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively in a multidisciplinary team environment, using welldeveloped interpersonal and communication skills to achieve team goals.

What you need:

Completion of an approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

A culture where people matter.

Disciplinespecific support from our clinical educators and senior supervisory staff to support the wellbeing and success of our graduates and registrars.
Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members including provision for Study Leave
University linkages and Partnership with the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science providing opportunity to participate in Research projects.
Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multidisciplined teams.
Salary Packaging Options available
Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
A leading, multifaceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and teambased supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
Access to an employee assistance program an external, confidential, selfreferral employee wellbeing program, for personal or workrelated matters.
A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological, peer support and critical incidence response programs.

Eligibility
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