Are you passionate about supporting young people in a rural community? The Department of Education in the North Queensland region is looking for Social Workers to join our school-based wellbeing team. If you are interested in becoming a part of this multi-disciplinary early-intervention service and making an incredible difference in the lives of young people in an educational setting, then this is the role for you.

Department of Education North Queensland - Mount Isa & Cloncurry Unique locations Friendly communities.

Job details

Working with us:

• Flexible work options, including the possibility to accrue time off for school holidays
• Full-time options available
• 12.5% superannuation available
• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available
• Ongoing regular internal supervision and possible peer supervision
• Work phone and laptop supplied
• The potential to apply for access to housing
• Relocation Assistance if applicable
• The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity

Our Team:

The Student Wellbeing Workforce will ensure every Queensland primary and secondary state school student has access to a wellbeing professional at school.
Our team was created due to young people in Queensland experiencing mental health concerns at increased rates and levels of complexity. Schools needed to be equipped to respond appropriately to students' mental health concerns.
To support Queensland state schools and their students, the number of wellbeing professionals working in schools increased over 3 years as part of the Queensland Government's $106.7 million Student Wellbeing Package. We are now a multi-disciplinary team of professionals:

• Psychologists
• guidance officers (with a counselling focus)
• social workers
• youth workers.

About the role:

The focus of the role is to provide therapeutic support for students with mild to moderate mental health concerns based in either Mount Isa or Cloncurry. These roles can also support some of our small schools in the north west.
Wellbeing professionals employed through the Student Wellbeing Workforce work as part of schools' established student support teams to enhance the wellbeing and mental health support available to students. This is a dynamic, school-based role and there are opportunities to provide service through a tele-practice mode and flexibility to working arrangements dependent on the needs of the school's population. Some of our positions bring opportunity for travel and outreach to rural and remote settings to support our most vulnerable communities in the North Queensland region. Our roles involve supporting more than one school in the region.

Please note that one (1) position will be based in Mount Isa, and one (1) position may be based in either Mount Isa or Cloncurry.

As the Social Worker, you will:

• Provide professional support and information to students, parents, carers and school communities that facilitate partnerships in decision making for the enhancement of all students learning
• Operate in an advisory and advocacy capacity providing professional services specific to the psychology/social work discipline.
• Respond to the needs of the student population and school community to provide assessment, personal counselling and family counselling, and group work.
• Facilitation of early intervention supports such as for referrals to other allied health professionals, and service and care coordination for the purpose of assisting student's wellbeing and mental health.

This is a PO2 progression position as per the Role Description. The successful applicant will be appointed to the PO2 classification with eligibility for progression to the PO3 once specific criteria have been met or demonstrated. Please note salary rate shown is reflective of PO2 to PO3 classification range. 

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

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 1-page written statement in response to 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.

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and applicant information package and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• NQR624775_25P - Role Description (PDF, 276KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants