Social Worker

Clarity Health Care; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Employee Assistance Program

Workplace wellness initiatives

Group social events

Career development opportunities

Administration and supervision support

Job summary

Clarity Health Care, in Queensland, is seeking social workers with mental health experience to provide counselling, assessments and tailored plans at the Medicare Mental Health Centre. You’ll work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team to improve participant well-being.

Responsibilities include intake assessments, collaboration with families, and advocacy to coordinate with clinicians and peers. A WWCC and police check are required; Medicare provider number is not necessary to start.

Qualifications

• Current AASW registration required.
• Experience in comprehensive mental health assessments and evidence-based interventions.
• Trauma-informed counselling and multiple clinical modalities.
• Ability to perform mental health triage and de-escalation.

Responsibilities

• Engage with participants offering personalised counselling, therapy and brief interventions.
• Conduct intake assessments and develop tailored counselling plans.
• Advocate for participants and coordinate with clinicians, peer workers and stakeholders.
• Monitor participants' mental health and wellbeing with health professionals as needed.
• Participate in clinical and case meetings, training sessions and professional development.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team with peer workers and other clinicians.

Skills

AASW registration

Mental health assessments

Trauma-informed counselling

Interpersonal skills

Case coordination

Multidisciplinary teamwork

WWCC

Education

AASW registration

Job description

Ready for your next career move?
We're growing our team at the Medicare Mental Health Centre and looking for passionate mental health professionals who want to make a real difference in their community.
With full-time, part-time, casual and fix term contracts opportunities available, this could be the perfect time to explore something new, be part of a supportive team and do meaningful work.

About The Role

We are looking for Social Workers with experience working in Mental Health (you don’t need a Medicare provider number to work with us), responsibilities include

• Engaging with participants providing personalised counselling, therapy and brief therapeutic interventions
• Conducting intake assessments and developing tailored counselling plans in collaboration with participants and their families.
• Advocating for participants and coordinating with other clinicians, peer lived experience workers and stakeholders to enhance interventions and well-being.
• Monitoring and managing participants' mental health and well-being, collaborating with health professionals as needed.
• Participating in clinical meetings, case meetings with peer lived experience workers, training sessions, and professional development activities to enhance your expertise.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team with peer lived experience workers and other mental health clinicians.

About Us

Working together, Wellways and Clarity Health Care are committed to delivering a spectrum of mental health and addiction supports and interventions tailored to the unique need of the community. We highly value Lived/Living Experience, inclusivity and genuine partnership, forming the foundations of our work. This innovative approach represents a transformative shift offering a remarkable opportunity to shape the future of mental health and wellbeing in Queensland with the Medicare Mental Health centres. Founded in 2013, Clarity Healthcare is dedicated to providing compassionate and recovery-based care for individuals facing mental health challenges. From private services to hospital substitution programs, we're committed to making a positive impact in the lives of our community. You can learn all about our work by visiting our website. Here's your chance to be part of a dynamic and multi-disciplinary model, working alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, peer workers and registered nurses under one roof. Our team members come from diverse backgrounds, bringing with them a range of expertise and skill sets. They work closely with clients to develop personalised treatment plans that address their individual needs in a safe and empathetic environment.

About You

• Current AASW registration (mental health accreditation highly regarded)
• Demonstrated experience in comprehensive mental health assessments and evidence-based interventions.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in trauma informed counselling and therapy including the use of multiple clinical counselling modalities
• Ability to demonstrate and provide mental health triage and participant de-escalation
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including computer literacy
• Ability to build rapport and influence diverse stakeholders.
• Passion for making a difference and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, solution-focused environment.
• Effective time management and organisational skills, with the ability to meet program delivery KPIs.
• Under our program, you don’t need a Medicare provider number to work with us
• Must hold, or be willing to obtain, a valid Working With Children Check (WWCC) and a current police check.

What We Offer

• A value driven organisation,where our team have chosen our values: integrity and honesty; inclusive and person centred; continuous learning; accountability; respect
• Competitive salary package
• We are deeply passionate about asupportive work environmentand looking after your mental wellbeing, which include Employee Assistance Program, Workplace wellness initiatives One on one wellbeing support as part of supervision
• A workplace that isfun and excitingto be a part of, working with a team that doesn’t take ourselves too seriously, and think we have a sense of humour, bi-monthly group social events
• We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Clarity Health Care. We aim to continue building a team with a variety of backgrounds, identities, and life experiences
• Career development opportunitiesas part of our growing and diversified business.
• Clinicians play to the top of their game with administration and processes supporting clinicians to deliver outcomes for their clients.

A focus on professional development unparalleled in mental health clinics including:

• We offer up to $2,000 in professional development allowance and up to 2 days professional development leave.
• Working within ateam-based modelwith the opportunity to learn from a diverse range of health professionals
• Weekly educational sessions and case review sessions, including professional development lead by Professor David Castle
• A low ratio of clinicians to team leaders allowing forextensive clinical supervisionand operational support.

Why Join Us?

This is your chance to work in a team that values your expertise, supports your wellbeing, and gives you the freedom to grow. Whether full-time or part-time, you’ll be playing to the top of your game while making a meaningful difference in people’s lives.