Social Worker, Child and Family Health Service
Core
Provide specialist assessment, engagement, and care planning for families with complex psychosocial needs, including infants aged 0–3 years, within a multidisciplinary team.
Role type
Social Worker (Child and Family Health Service)
Builds
Early identification, assessment, and care planning services for families facing adversity
Domain
Healthcare / Child and Family Mental Health
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
psychosocial assessment, complex interventions with infants and families, high-level counselling, case management, knowledge of attachment and infant mental health, knowledge of child protection and mandatory reporting
Preferred skills
ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, support junior staff
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Contribute to direct service provision for Collaborative Care eligible clients; convey a positive image of the service through all client interactions; maintain individual professional development portfolio and competencies; contribute to the development and implementation of best practice services
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
