CCLHD - Level 1/2 Social Worker – Community Allied Health

Job Description

Employment Type : Temporary Full Time, Temporary Part Time (up to June 2025)Position Classification : Social Worker Level 1 - 2Remuneration : $37.03 - $52.83 per hourHours Per Week : up to 38Requisition ID : REQ554054An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, full-time and part-time positions. We are only considering applications from candidates with valid work rights.As a Social Worker in our community-based allied health team, you'll provide high-quality care to patients and families across the Central Coast. Your duties include assessing and counselling patients, coordinating case planning, and ensuring access to community services. You'll work collaboratively with colleagues, contribute to service development, and support staff and student education across multiple sites within the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD).About You Team Player: You work well with others to provide high-quality social work services. Compassionate: You help patients and carers manage the emotional impact of illness and connect them with community services. Dedicated: You contribute to service improvement and support staff and student education. Where You’ll Be Working The position of Social Worker is part of a community-based multidisciplinary allied health team. Community Allied Health provides a community service approach seeing clients and their families across the Central Coast. This position will work within a dedicated interdisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care in a dynamic team environment.Primarily the position is to provide assessment and counselling to assist patients and their carers to deal with the emotional impact of illness and to undertake case planning, liaison and advocacy and referral to ensure access to appropriate community services. The social worker is to work closely with interdisciplinary colleagues and senior managers to ensure the development and delivery of effective and proactive social work services. The social worker will be expected to be active in the areas of service development, service evaluation and staff and student teaching.This position is required to work collaboratively with other social workers within the team to ensure appropriate and timely service provision across all geographical sites and services. The clinical duties are performed across multiple sites within CCLHD. There may be a requirement to work weekend or public holiday shifts, if required. What We Offer Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy and 17.5% Leave Loading on Full Time positions. Full Salary Packaging services are provided – which means you save more tax. Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing. Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership. Social Club. Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program. Child Safe Standard Commitment Central Coast Local Health District is committed to ensuring child safety in all our health services, and hospitals in every ward, emergency department, waiting room, clinic as well as our online and virtual spaces. The Central Coast Local Health District has already taken significant steps to keep children safe, though more work needs to be done to ensure that child safety is embedded in all the care that we deliver and is across all systems, policies and processes. The Child Safe Standards provide a framework that outlines the essential elements of Child Safe organisations. Through the application of the Child Safe Standards our organisation will continue to build a culture where abuse is prevented, responded to and reported. We are committed to promoting the rights of children and young people and empowering and promoting their voices within the Central Coast. Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit our Stepping Up initiative. The ‘Stepping Up’ online resource aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. For more information, please visit: Applications Close : Wednesday, 12 March 2025 at 11.59pmYou are encouraged to complete applications on a weekday where Technical Support is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm by phoning ROB Help Desk on 1300 679 367. #J-18808-Ljbffr