Social Worker - Rockhampton
Job No:
MCS112463
Location:
Rockhampton
About the role
Mercy Community Services are on the lookout for a Social Worker on a Permanent Part Time bases (21 hours per week). Your role will be based in Rockhampton and an excited growing team helping our community.
The role of the Social Worker is to deliver social work services to consumers in the community under the direct and indirect supervision of the Allied Health Clinical Lead. Working with clients in the community, you will be delivering sound social work services including assessments, investigations and treatment planning.
Your role involves but not limited to:
- Provide excellent, evidence based social work interventions to our clients and their families or carers including comprehensive/psychosocial assessment, advocacy, referrals, counselling and care plans
- Evaluate the effectiveness of treatment plans and modify as required
- Participate in care conferences and liaise with other health care professionals as needed
- Maximize client treatment & clinical outcomes
- Educate the general public and community workers in relation to our services and maintain waitlists
About you
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work and the relevant registration
- Experience in the provision of social work services with adults/elderly favourable
- Current First Aid & CPR certificate
- Current Queensland Provisional or above (mandatory)
Why Mercy Community
Mercy Community a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and young people, people living with a disability and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.
At Mercy Community, we support our employees to reach for opportunities both within their area of expertise as well as in a new field. Build a career with us and explore the possibilities of moving upwards into leadership roles or discover a new location across our broad geographic footprint.
Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:
- Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
- Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $153 if you need both cards!
- Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors
Depending on your role, you may also be eligible:
- For annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
- To receive pay bonus’ of $500 for successful employee referrals
- To cash out or purchase annual leave and to take advantage of extra leave entitlements
We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.
APPLY NOW! Please note we may contact applicants prior to closing date so not delay in applying.
Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.
For any queries, please contact MCSCareers.Mailbox@mercycs.org.au.