Remuneration: $112,396 - $116,038 per annum + 11.5% super + salary packagingEmployment Type: Temporary Full Time until June 2026Position Classification:Social Worker Lvl 3Location: NSW Residential Eating Disorders Centre (REDC) - CharlestownHours Per Week:38Requisition ID:REQ550055Applications Close: Sunday, 9th February 2025
About us:
In 2024 Hunter New England Local Health District will be opening baiyangbaiyaang, a statewide, comprehensive eating disorder treatment service comprising of 2 parts; a Residential Eating Disorders Centre (REDC) which is the first of its kind for NSW and an Eating Disorder Day Program (EDDP). Both will be co-located in the suburb of Charlestown - 15km from Newcastle CBD with good connectivity to the community and transport whilst being nestled in a natural bushland setting within a residential area.
About REDC: This 12 bed, brand new, purpose- built facility will provide an innovative model of care for people 16 years and over, with an eating disorder in a homelike environment. A skilled multidisciplinary team will provide an intensive program of individual and group interventions, using a rehabilitation framework. Interventions will focus on specialist treatment for eating disorders together with addressing psychosocial disruption and overall quality of life.
About EDDP: This service offers a group therapy program 4 days per week and is designed as an adjunct to ongoing care. Clients benefit from meal support at breakfast, morning tea and lunch as well as education and skills-based groups supporting clients to tackle challenges and build a life worth living.
baiyangbaiyaang will be required to operate in conjunction with existing specialised tertiary services, with a broad range of stakeholders, both in public and private sectors. Operationally it will sit within Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD).
This service will be operational 7 days each week with flexible rostering including regular evening and occasional weekend work on a rotating roster.
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker who has significant experience working with people with an eating disorder and/or complex mental health disorders, and has a passion for being an integral member of a dynamic multidisciplinary team in the development of a new and innovative service model.
The baiyangbaiyaang Level 3 Social Worker will be a member of the multidisciplinary program therapy team to ensure a Social Work perspective is embedded into all aspects of service development and delivery.
Key responsibilities will include: