Social Worker - Alice Springs Aged Care

About the role

An exciting new opportunity has come available to join ARRCS Alice Springs, as our residential Social Worker. This role is being offered on a permanent, full-time basis of 38 hours per week at a salary of $43.49 - $46.00 / hour gross (equivalent to $85,936 - $90,896 gross PA) dependent on skills and experience. 

The primary purpose of this role will see you assessing and understanding both the clinical and cultural history of our residents as you develop and provide tailored care plans involving interventions and services that will support the social, emotional and wellbeing of our residents.

As the ideal candidate, you will have previous experience working as a qualified Social Worker, ideally (however, not essential) within the Aged Care industry and working with First Nations.

You will be a self-starter who can work well independently. You will enjoy consulting and working with our residents and be able to set foundations and process for our senior management team. 

Benefits of working for ARRCS

ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career can take you all over the NT including Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD.

• Salary Packaging through CBB (Approximately $6.3K PA additional in wages!)
• Access to 70,000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform.
• Telus Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support

Skills & experience

To be considered for this role, we will be looking at the following experience and qualifications:

• Undergraduate or Post-Graduate qualification in Social Work, Psychology or similar discipline. 
• Previous experience working as a qualified Social Worker, with preference within an Aged Care or geriatric environment. 
• Ability to assess and develop social care plans to address the needs of our residents. 
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to build strong and lasting relationships with external allied health providers, Government and NGO’s and community-based organisations. 
• Strong time management skills and ability to problem solve and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.  
• Familiarization or willingness to learn Aged Care legislation to utilise and refer support and advocacy for our residents. 
• Ability to work with and relate to elderly clients. 
• Previous experience working with and cultural knowledge of First Nations Australians. 
• Advanced computer skills including the use of Microsoft Office Suite and Quality Management Systems (CMS).
• Advanced reporting and document keeping skills. 

About ARRCS

Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care, Home Care, School Nutrition and Early Learning Childhood programs in the Northern Territory.

Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve, and enable our clients with agency, pride and dignity.

Our people are at the centre of our organisation and ensuring we have the right people in the right roles is the key to the success of our Consumer Centered Service Delivery.

Before applying, please review the following mandatory requirements: 

• Comprehensive resume demonstrating the required experience.
• Currently hold or ability to lodge a National Police Check, dated within 3 months of commencement. 
• Provide evidence of current year Influenza Vaccination. 
• A current NDIS Workers Screening Check or proof of application. 

Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community, who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider, we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities, people and cultures. So why not join our team today to benefit the local community that you work in!

ARRCS is committed to engagement with people of all ages, from varying backgrounds, cultures and nationalities and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with lived experience of disability, people from CALD and the LGBTQI+ communities to submit their applications.

To discuss this opportunity in a safe and confidential manner or to advise us of how we could adjust our recruitment process to meet your accessibility needs please contact our People and Culture Team on 8982 5200 or email via people@arrcs.org.au