Voluntary Assisted Dying Social Worker

Publicroles; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicroles in Melbourne is seeking a Social Worker to join the wellbeing hub at the school. You will be the first point of contact for students seeking wellbeing support, triaging to the appropriate team member, and taking a case management approach with identified students.

You will liaise with teachers, families and external agencies to support social and academic success, deliver intervention programs, counselling, and develop pathways to success, while upholding confidentiality and child

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Work and eligibility for AASW membership.
• Ability to liaise with teachers, families and external agencies.
• Experience in youth wellbeing or education sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with external service providers and help teachers, students and families to access these services.
• Monitor the social, emotional, and learning progress of students and provide reports to the wellbeing team and other staff.
• Implement and evaluate intervention programs to support school curriculum and the needs of identified groups of students.
• Provide or facilitate counselling and guidance to students.
• Work with students and their families to develop pathways to success at school.
• Ensure the safety of the young people whilst under their supervision.
• Lead wellbeing activities and supervision of the wellbeing hub.
• Engage young people in activities that are both social and learning opportunities to advance skills.
• Develop links with student support services and relevant agencies to optimise service provision.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Mentoring

Referral coordination

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

Job description

Role

The Social Worker will join a team that includes the School Counsellor, Student Engagement Coordinator and Psychologist. Situated in the school's wellbeing hub, the Social Worker acts as the first point of contact for students seeking immediate wellbeing support, triaging them to the relevant member of the wellbeing team as appropriate.

The Social Worker will take a case management role with students identified as needing support to achieve success. Students are referred by teaching staff or self-refer to the wellbeing team and are allocated a member of the wellbeing team to manage their case load based on individualised suitability. The Social worker will work with students and liaise with teachers, families, and external support agencies to best support students to achieve social and academic success.

The Social Worker works with the wellbeing team and year-level coordinator to identify the needs of specific cohorts and groups within the school. They take a proactive role in engaging external agencies to provide support for these groups. For example: Engaging, coordinating, and supervising the delivery of the La Mana program for Pacifica Islander students.

Responsibilities

• Liaise effectively with external service providers and assist teachers, students and their families to access these services.
• Support the Wellbeing Team to monitor the social, emotional, and learning progress of students and provide reports to the Student Wellbeing Team and other relevant members of staff.
• Implement and evaluate intervention programs to support school curriculum and the needs of identified groups of students.
• Provide or facilitate counselling and guidance to students.
• Work with students and their families to develop pathways to success at school.
• Ensure the safety of the young people whilst under their supervision.
• Facilitate and assist young people to develop skills and achieve goals.
• Support and advocate for young people to progress and move towards success.
• Engage young people in activities that are both a social and learning opportunity to advance their skills.
• Assist in creating an environment that facilitates learning, growth and change.
• Use appropriate boundaries, processes and structures that allow young people to learn from their experiences and choose appropriate ways to meet their needs.
• Perform duties in accordance with DE guidelines, accepted practice and College policy being respectful of confidentiality, mandatory reporting requirements and observing necessary boundaries.
• Be responsible to the Wellbeing team in the development of programs and in the day-to-day identification of students in need, and of caseload management.
• Be a team player who has excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to develop positive working relationships with students, especially those at risk.
• Work with students individually, and in groups, to encourage emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills and a social awareness.
• Identify students who need to be referred on to other services and work within school processes to take appropriate action to make referrals.
• Work as a mentor where appropriate, modelling appropriate positive behaviours and relationships.
• Provide information and feedback to Advisory teachers, Leading teachers and Principal class regarding individual needs, issues, concerns and assist in the development of effective learning programs that can be implemented for students at risk.
• Develop links with Students Support Services, school networks and relevant support agencies with a view to optimising and coordinating service provision to students as risk.
• Provide regular confidential feedback and updates to the Principal, Assistant Principal and team leaders regarding students being assisted.
• Lead Tier 1 level school wellbeing activities such as Wellbeing Wednesdays.
• Supervision of the wellbeing hub during student break times.
• Other duties as directed by the Principal or Business Manager.

Eligibility To Apply

Social Workers must have completed a Bachelor of Social Work and be members or eligible to apply for membership of AASW.

Who May Apply

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

Diversity And Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability.

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at: