Social Worker - Marsden State School

Provide professional social work services to support the wellbeing, mental health, and educational outcomes of students and their families through counselling, assessment, intervention, referrals, and care coordination.

The role works closely with school staff, families, community agencies, and multidisciplinary teams to address complex social issues, support students through challenges, and strengthen connections between the school and wider community.

About us:

Marsden State School is a diverse and inclusive primary school of more than 1,300 students, committed to providing a safe, respectful and supportive learning environment where every student is empowered to achieve their potential. With extensive specialist support, community partnerships, and a broad range of academic, cultural, sporting and extracurricular programs, the school focuses on meeting individual needs and creating strong foundations for lifelong learning.

Your opportunity:

As the Social Worker, you will operate in an advisory and advocacy capacity providing services specific to the social work discipline, and respond to the needs of the student population and school community to provide personal and family counselling, therapy and group work, facilitation of referrals to other allied health professionals, and service and care coordination for the purpose of assisting student's wellbeing and mental health.  

The Wellbeing Workforce social worker will work within the school environment and with the school team, under the leadership and guidance of the principal and regional office based clinical supervisors, to maximise optimal care for students.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Undertake individual and group counselling with students, parents and families to assist them in resolving personal or relationship concerns.
• Provide professional social welfare assessments, interventions and follow up support to students, parents/carers and individuals as required.
• Identify needs and participate in the referral and planning of services for children, parents and families to community agencies such as health and welfare.
• Develop and implement strategies to provide information, support and encourage awareness of, and participation by, parents/carers and the community in school activities and programs.
• Act as the contact for parents/carers and the community to determine relevant issues for improved relationships between the school and community.
• Participate in the planning, development and delivery or organisation of public presentations designed to inform and educate parents and community members/groups about social issues affecting the learning capacity of students.
• Monitor, evaluate and review the implementation of programs provided within an educational environment.
• Support school communities in responding to critical incidents and emergencies as part of the school response team.
• Develop and/or maintain appropriate data collection and confidential record keeping and reporting systems for individual students referred for social work services in line with department procedures and policies.
• Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team within an educational setting, providing support to school, community and inter agency networks relevant to the position's role.

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.  
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Progressional roles show a salary range spanning two classifications. Appointment will be made at the level appropriate to skill and fulfilment of required criteria.