About the Job
An excellent opportunity has become available within our Health & Wellbeing space for a Social Worker where you will play an integral role as part of the rapidly growing Counselling and Psychological Services. Based in the Swinburne Eastern campuses (Croydon and Wantirna), you will provide a holistic care in accordance with the core values of Swinburne University of Technology Health & Wellbeing area. As the Social Worker, you will deliver an advanced level of case management, psychosocial assessment and interventions for students, staff and their families, as well as take part in the development and implementation of activities in line with the mental health strategies promoted by Wellbeing at Swinburne. The delivery of these services support the University’s commitment to the retention of students and the successful completion of their studies.
The aim of the position is to provide improved access to mental health services, deliver specialized mental health care and promote recovery. The dominant patient population is young adults and is culturally diverse. The incumbent is required to be flexible in hours to cover practice working hours, which are 08:00am to 6:00pm.
About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne is a young university with a long history. As a dual-sector university of technology, born of a technical college, we are proud of Swinburne’s technology DNA, and of our national and global standing. Our contribution to Technology, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and the STEM disciplines, and our track record of meaningful industry and community engagement, are natural manifestations of the legacy initiated by the vision of our founders George and Ethel Swinburne in 1902. We offer postgraduate, undergraduate, vocational education and online education to provide students with a variety of work-relevant pathways.
About you
To be suitable for the role you will have:
· Social Worker registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers
· Sound knowledge and understanding of Victorian and National Legislation governing area of practice (e.g. Mental Health Act, Vic 2014)
· Extensive experience in case management, provision of mental health essential care, including completion of mental health assessments, crisis management, and therapeutic interventions based on current evidence-based approaches.
· Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse background
A full list of selection criteria is available within the position description.
Benefits
To find out more about the extensive range of benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit
Careers at Swinburne and refer to ‘Benefits’ section.
How to apply and further information
To view the position description or to start an application please click on apply or ‘begin’ and submit a resume and cover letter.
For further information about this position, please contact Nicole Whatley - Medical Practice Manager - Wellbeing at Swinburne - nwhatley@swin.edu.au
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au
Diversity and Inclusion
Equity and diversity are integral to achieving our 2025 vision of bringing people and technology together to build a better world. Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity and inclusion through key initiatives such as:
· Reconciliation Action Plan
· Charter of Cultural Diversity
· Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Action Plan
Swinburne LGBTIQA+ Pride, Gender Equality, Accessibility and Intergenerational inclusion strategies
For further information on all our initiatives visit our
equity and diversity website. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Assistance and Support
We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact Maree Norden, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at inclusion@swin.edu.au. For support or queries related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment, please contact Timothy Werner at DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au
Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.
Orders from Victoria’s Minister for Health require all Swinburne workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they are an Excepted Person as defined by the Pandemic COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Specified Workers) 2021 Order (No. 1). All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement.
Applications close at 5pm, Thursday 2nd June 2022.
(Agency enquiries will not be accepted for this position)
