CRVCID 644984
Before you apply for this
position, please read the attached job application information
sheet which contains important information.
This is a recruitment pool for
permanent and fixed term full-time and part-time
appointments.
We have immediate vacancies
available at
Armadale CAMHS,
Swan CAMHS and
Rockingham CAMHS. Consider making a move and join
a dynamic and nurturing team
environment!
About Our
Team:
At the
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
(CAMHS) our Senior Social Workers are part of a
collaborative, multi-disciplinary team providing
compassionate assessment, support and treatment to infants,
children and young people experiencing moderate to severe
mental health challenges and their families. We adopt a
recovery oriented, child-centered approach that assists our
clients to establish practical and attainable goals that
improves their wellbeing and functioning and engagement in
everyday activities (school, family life, relationships,
recreation, play).
Our
multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals includes
psychiatrists, speech therapists, clinical psychologists,
occupational therapists, clinical nurses, Aboriginal mental
health workers and lived experience staff. CAMHS offers a
comprehensive range of services including mental health
assessment and specialist counselling, crisis intervention,
advocacy, psychoeducation, case management, family support
and liaison with other services. Our work
includes developing external stakeholder partnerships with
local schools and service providers.
About the
Role:
As a
Senior Social Worker,you will apply advanced
social work skills and knowledge of mental health to conduct a
range of interventions including bio-psycho-social mental
health assessments and screenings, provision of individual, family
or group interventions, case management and client advocacy.
All interventions are developed in consultation with the
multidisciplinary team. You will work closely with the young person
and their families and liaise with community agencies to support
the young person’s mental health and wellbeing.
You will be an
integral part of our supportive and collaborative team and
play a key role in helping our patients establish practical
and attainable goals, promoting the highest level of function
in various aspects of their lives. Your role will also
include clinical supervision of other social workers and
students as required.
Please note a tertiary qualification in Social Work and
eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of
Social Workers is a requirement for this
role.
How to
Apply
We welcome your
application via the ‘Apply for
Job’ button at the bottom of this page. Your
application should contain the following:
- A copy
of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work
experience, as well as tertiary qualifications in Social Work
(Essential criteria 1)
- A written statement
addressing essential criteria 2, 3, and 7
per the
Job Description
Form in no more
than 3 pages maximum.
- Provide the names
and email contact details of two professional referees,
they should be a current
or previous (within the last 2 years) Line Manager. Please
note we do not accept colleagues as a professional
reference.
Role related questions: We encourage you to contact Christina
Foo, Professional Lead Social
Work via email: christina.foo@health.wa.gov.au
with any specific questions related to this
role.
Help in submitting your application:
If you experience technical difficulties
while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44
77 for immediate assistance during business
hours.
Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description
Form.
Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an
essential requirement for applicants to be considered for
permanent positions in the public sector. Visa sponsorship
for eligible international applicants that meet immigration
requirements may also be considered.
This position is subject to a Western
Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For
further information please refer to the WWC website
at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Other
Conditions: WA Health
engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health
policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening
and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees
may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and
past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Whilst this
selection process will initially be used to fill the above
vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar"
vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this,
should the successful applicant decline or vacate the
advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may
also be selected from this process. Both of these options
remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from
when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
About our CAMHS Directorates
CAMHS is divided
into four networks - North, South, East and Central. Within
these networks there are a range of Community CAMHS Clinics
and hubs, Specialised Services and day Programs and Acute
(Central only) services:
-
Community CAMHS
– Community CAMHS offers
mental health assessment and multidisciplinary intervention for
children and young people up to the age of 18
years.
-
Specialist Services and Day Programs
– The Specialist Services
and Day Programs consists of Complex Attention and
Hyperactivity Disorder Service, Multisystemic Therapy, Pathways
and Touchstone. These programs support children and young
people who have complex mental health
needs.
-
Acute CAMHS – Acute CAMHS, based
at Perth Children’s Hospital has a mental health
inpatient unit (Ward 5A), Paediatric Psychiatric
Inpatient In-Reach Team (PPIRT), Eating Disorder Service
and Gender Diversity Service.
This is
an “open-ended” recruitment pool, and as such the
following should be noted:
-
The panel
will monitor this recruitment pool for applications, and will
assess on a regular basis.
-
Suitable
applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may
be made when similar vacancies occur.
-
Appointments
may be made from this pool until 30/06/2026.
Our
values
To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy
communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace
culture that is driven and shaped by our values
of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the selection
process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the
responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.
For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS
and our services please click
here.
Our Values guide
our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and
employment! CAHS encourages Aboriginal people, people
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or
LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with
us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual
orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask
that you consider bringing your expertise to our
workforce.
In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal
workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a
measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity
Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to
apply.
For Assistance including any adjustment needed to accommodate a
disability and confidential enquiries – please contact the
Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START) service
via email: CAHS.TalentAcquisition@health.wa.gov.au
Before you apply for this position, please read the attached job
application information sheet which contains important
information.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm
on the closing date will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
