⚫️🟡🔴Whilst this position is open to all individuals, it is targeted to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people under section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977,. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply and consideration will be given to suitable Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants to promote equal or improved access.Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants must demonstrate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status in addition to addressing the selection criterion.⚫️🟡🔴
About the Opportunity
The Aboriginal Social Work Team is responsible for providing culturally responsive psychosocial interventions and support to families with children aged 0-5 across SWSLHD.The Social Work Team supports families from a strengths-based model, providing holistic care within trauma informed, culturally safe interventions. Social Work ensures psychosocial supports and interventions are established in collaboration with the family and are adaptive to reflect their changing needs.
About the Team
The Aboriginal Social Work Team Leader is based at Narellan Community Health Centre, supporting Aboriginal families across SWSLHD by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to provide culturally responsive service collaboration, case management and reviews.
The Aboriginal Social Work team is made up of five Social Workers who support a larger multidisciplinary Aboriginal Child & Family team. The Aboriginal Child & Family team is a culturally led service with nurses, Aboriginal Health Workers and Allied Health professionals who work in partnership with families across SWSLHD to achieve better outcomes.
The Team Leader will manage the Aboriginal Social Work team day to day, consult with the Aboriginal Child and Family nursing staff, attend leadership meetings and manage a clinical case load.
Where you’ll be Working
SWSLHD operates its services on the lands of the Dharawal, Darug and Gundungurra peoples and has a rich history of working alongside local Aboriginal organisations and programs. As the Aboriginal Social Work Team Leader you will work closely with the Director of Aboriginal Health and be connected to a broad range of Aboriginal Health Services, including a dedicated Aboriginal Child and Family Health Service. You will have access to a wide range of clinical and cultural supports across the service including professional development, cultural supervision, and a large network of Aboriginal Health colleagues.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View ourapplication guidefor information on how to respond to criteria andimprove your application.
- This position has been advertised under the SWSLHD Aboriginal Targeted Recruitment Program. This means Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, where found suitable, will be given higher priority. Do you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander? If so, please tell us about your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage, including a brief description of your family and community connections.
- Social Work degree which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).Extensive post graduate experience working as a Social Worker in relevant clinical areas, including a demonstrated understanding of the health setting, complex health conditions and the impact on wellbeing.
- Demonstrated experience in prioritising a challenging and demanding workload; managing stressful situations; and applying advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or critical nature
- Demonstrated experience in providing guidance, leadership and management of a social work team.
- Demonstrated advanced communication skills (verbal and written), including excellent negotiation, complex decision making and advocacy skills and demonstrated computer skills.
- Demonstrated experience providing clinical supervision to staff and students.
- Demonstrated experience in the planning, implementing, leading and evaluating of quality improvement activities involving the application of evidenced based practice within social work.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of⚫️ 🟡 🔴Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander⚫️ 🟡 🔴background, people with adisability and people from theLGBTQI+community to apply.
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