We are seeking a dedicated compassionate Senior Social Worker to join our team and work with our students and their families!

As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a crucial role in providing support and assistance to students and families facing various challenges. Your responsibilities will include accessing student needs, developing care plans, connecting students and their families with resources and services, advocating for their rights and offering emotional and wellbeing support.

The Student Wellbeing Workforce will ensure every Queensland primary and secondary state school student has access to a wellbeing professional at school.

Job details

About the Department of Education:

Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity,  offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us.

Why this 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 Workforce work as part of schools' established student support teams to enhance wellbeing and mental health support available to students.

Responsibilities include:

• 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 a 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 written statement in response to the attached role description
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description
• Responses to the online questionnaire (the questionnaire will open after you have clicked apply and entered your personal details)

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.

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.

• NQR665675_25P Role Description (PDF, 241KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants