Grade 3 Clinical Social Worker - Residential Aged Care
Core
Provide advanced psychosocial assessment, intervention, and care planning for residents and families in Residential Aged Care Facilities, managing complex risks like elder abuse and family violence.
Role type
Senior Clinical Social Worker (Residential Aged Care)
Builds
Psychosocial care plans, risk management strategies, and multidisciplinary care coordination for older adults.
Domain
Healthcare / Aged Care / Social Work
Required skills
Advanced clinical assessment, complex risk management, elder abuse intervention, legal framework knowledge (VCAT, Aged Care Act), multidisciplinary collaboration, staff supervision, care planning
Preferred skills
Postgraduate Master's in Social Work, experience with homelessness, NDIS liaison, research participation
Technologies
VCAT systems, NDIS platforms, clinical risk management tools
Responsibilities
Provide expert secondary consultation and clinical leadership in high-risk matters; Assess and support management of complex risk including family violence; Liaise with NDIA/NDIS and external services; Supervise staff and students; Participate in research and quality improvement activities.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership duties