Social Worker - Alice Springs
Job details
An exciting new opportunity has come available to join ARRCS Alice Springs, as our residential Social Worker supporting residents across our three facilities. The primary purpose of this role will see you assessing and understanding both the clinical and cultural history of our residents as you develop and provide tailored care plans involving interventions and services that will support the social, emotional and wellbeing of our residents. As the ideal candidate, you will have previous experience working as a qualified Social Worker, ideally (however, not essential) within the Aged Care industry and working with First Nations. You will be a self-starter who can work well independently. You will enjoy consulting and working with our residents and be able to set foundations and process for our senior management team. This role is being offered on a full-time, permanent basis with an attractive remuneration package including relocation and salary packaging options. Benefits of working for ARRCS ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career can take you all over the NT including Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD.
- Salary Packaging through CBB (Approximately $6.3K PA additional in wages!)
- Access to 70,000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform
- Benestar Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support
- Undergraduate or post-graduate qualification in Social Work, Psychology or similar discipline.
- Previous experience working as a qualified Social Worker, with preference within an Aged Care or geriatric environment.
- Ability to assess and develop social care plans to address the needs of our residents.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to build strong and lasting relationships with external allied health providers, Government and NGO’s and community-based organisations.
- Strong time management skills and ability to problem solve and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Familiarization or willingness to learn Aged Care legislation to utilise and refer support and advocacy for our residents.
- Ability to work with and relate to elderly clients.
- Previous experience working with and cultural knowledge of First Nations Australians.
- Advanced computer skills including the use of Microsoft Office Suite and Quality Management Systems (CMS)
- Advanced reporting and document keeping skills.
- Provision current resume demonstrating the required experience.
- Currently hold or ability to lodge a National Police Check, dated within 3 months of commencement.
- Provide evidence of current year Influenza Vaccination.
- A current NDIS Workers Screening Check or proof of application.
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