Social Worker - Aged Care Grade 2 (multiple locations)

Empowering Inner Peace

Social Workers - become part of a growing and vibrant organisation servicing the health and aged care sectors.

Care Guidance is an expanding organisation in the health and aged care sector supporting clients in times of transition, uncertainty and vulnerability.

Our approach to work is client-centred, ensuring our clients always feel heard, empowered and supported. And it’s this approach, care and compassion that enables us to achieve optimum health and wellbeing outcomes for clients and their families. 

At Care Guidance, “We Care As You Do”. We are specialists within the health and aged care sector, and we pride ourselves on our knowledge, skill and ability to fully service our clients, their significant others and our industry partners. We are committed to working from a client-centred framework and ensuring our clients feel heard, empowered and supported.

We are seeking Social Workers to support clients and families as part of Care Guidance's Wellbeing Program. The Social Worker will provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments, counselling support, case management and individualised therapeutic interventions to better support the mental health and wellbeing of older adults residing at home.

These are casual roles and we have opportunities based across Victoria.

About You

Skills and experience:

• Social work experience working within the health, mental health, palliative care and/or aged care sector

• Interested in supporting older adults to live with dignity and to improve their mental health and wellbeing

• Confident practicing as the sole Social Worker within an aged care facility

• Sound clinical knowledge and skills and the ability to manage complex psychosocial issues

• Previous experience in providing 1:1 counselling support

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to proactively work with multiple stakeholders to build rapport and trust, whilst effectively articulating the role of social work; and

• Genuine interest and passion in achieving positive wellbeing outcomes for aged care residents and their families.

• Servicing social work referrals from all wards

• Potential of leading discharge planning groups

• Engagement in ward clinical review, if possible.

The candidates we seek would have:

• Bachelor degree or higher in Social Work and hold a current membership of AASW

• 5 year (minimum) social work experience

• A current National Police Clearance

• Full COVID-19 and influenza vaccination status.

• A demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and within a team

• Excellent communication and organisation skills to work in a fast-paced environment.

What We Offer:

• A supportive employer who is a strong advocate for the role of Social Work in aged care

• Access to clinical supervision (monthly)

• Flexible working hours; and

• Access to other job opportunities with our partner hospitals and aged care homes.