Vacancy Reference
No.730325
This is a Permanent Full
Time appointment at 76 hours per fortnight
We currently have three
(3) permanent positions available
- East Network - Armadale
and Swan
- North Network -
Clarkson, Hillarys, Shenton and Warwick
- South Network - Murdoch,
Peel and Rockingham
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 an
experienced Senior Social Worker (Children in Care) you are a
compassionate with ability to deliver advanced, evidence-based
mental health services to children and adolescents with complex and
severe presentations. In this role, you will provide a
comprehensive range of therapeutic interventions, including family
therapy, individual psychotherapy, group work, and targeted social
work strategies, both through outreach and in-reach
services.
You will lead
complex case management for young people, including those under the
care of the Department of Communities, undertaking thorough
assessments, engagement, and care planning to support positive
clinical and psychosocial outcomes. Working within a
multidisciplinary team, you will actively contribute to case
conferences and treatment planning, while ensuring your clinical
practice is informed by outcome measures such as the National
Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC).
This role
also emphasises collaboration, consultation, and leadership. You
will provide expert advice, liaison, and education to internal and
external stakeholders to strengthen system-wide responses to child
and adolescent mental health needs. Responsibilities include
maintaining accurate clinical records and managing workload in line
with professional standards, as well as participating in
performance development processes. You will also contribute to
supervision, mentoring, and teaching within the service, supporting
staff and students and driving continuous improvement in
practice.
Opportunities
to contribute to policy and program development, along with
delivering training in specialist areas, make this an ideal role
for a motivated professional who is passionate about shaping
high-quality, responsive mental health services.
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:
- Norminate two
preferences of location in your application
- A copy
of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work
experience.
-
Evidence
of your tertiary qualification in Social Work and
eligibility for full membership of the Australian
Association of Social Workers (Essential criteria
1).
- Applicants with
an International Social Work Qualification must upload
their assessment outcome letter from the AASW advising
that they are eligible for full membership of the
association.
- A
written statement
addressing Essential Criteria
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 as per the Job
Description Form.
- 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 David
Albanis Service Co-Director ICAMHS East, via
email: David.Albanis@health.wa.gov.au
or Phone 08 63895800 with any specific questions related to this
role.
Eligibility to
Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must
have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an
Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and
work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent
appointments).
Other
Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust
and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to
undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as
part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal
record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required
to undertake a working with children check (if required for the
role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees
to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
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
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.
CAHS
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. If
you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person
named in this advert.
WA Health is
committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the
provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly
encourage applications from people from culturally diverse
backgrounds and people with disabilities.
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
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
