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Senior Social Worker - North Queensland Region
North Queensland Region, School and Regional Operations and Performance Division
We are seeking a dedicated compassionate Senior Social Worker to join our team.
As Senior Social worker you will play a crucial role in providing support and assistance to individuals and families facing various challenges across the North Queensland region.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Education & Training |
| Classification | PO4 |
| Workplace Location | Townsville region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/NQR639655/25T |
| Closing date | 11-Jun-2025 |
| Job duration | 12 months, unless otherwise determined |
| Contact person | Steph Jessup |
| Contact details | 0437 243 265 Access the National Relay Service |
About the Department:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role:
The focus of the role is to provide support for students with mild to moderate mental health concerns. The Wellbeing professionals employed through the Student Wellbeing Package work as part of schools' established student support teams to enhance wellbeing and mental health support available to students.
The Student Wellbeing Package will ensure every Queensland primary and secondary state school student has access to a wellbeing professional at school. The role will involve travel within the North Queensland region, including Charters Towers, Ingham and Burdekin, with potential for further travel across the region.
Responsibilities Include:
- Accessing client needs, developing care plans, connecting clients with resources and services, advocating for their rights and offering emotional support.
- Provide professional support and information for students, parents, carers and school communities that facilitate partnerships in decision making for enhancement of all students' learning.
- Use evidence-based intervention strategies to support young people experiencing challenges with mental health, and social and emotional wellbeing.
- Provide therapeutic counselling and support through individual or group sessions to address mild to moderate mental health concerns.
- Facilitate referrals to other allied health professionals and services and assist students and families to access this support.
- Support school communities in responding to critical incidents and emergencies as a part of the school response team.
- Develop and/or maintain appropriate data collection and confidential records 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.
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 2-page response to the How you may be assessed section of 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.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
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 candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
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NQR639655_25T - Role Description (PDF, 241KB)
Role Description
Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
Information Package for Applicants
