• * Glenroy and Epping Locations
• * Social Worker - (Psychologist - Social Work)
• * Permanent - Part Time - FTE: 0.8
  
• * $94.000 to $98.000 per year + Super + Salary Packaging
• * Work in a passionate, engaged, and supportive multidisciplinary team
• * Excellent salary packaging benefits and flexible hybrid work model available
• * Support to grow through professional development and clinical supervision

Your new role

This role is the chance to join a passionate and highly skilled team multidisciplinary team working to support people with dementia and their carers. In this role, you will work with clients to provide support, information and access to services with a view to improving or maintaining their quality of life. Your role will foster a wellness approach, which focuses on clients’ strengths, is goal-directed and aims to maximise independence and autonomy.

You will be encouraged to innovate and share ideas through involvement in quality improvement initiatives within the organisation and contribute to ongoing service development initiatives including research and evaluation activities.

As a Social Worker, you will:

You will support people living with dementia and their carers through providing one-on-one to education and information to develop their understanding of dementia. You will also assist clients to access services and support which will help to maintain their quality of life. In addition, the role involves facilitating groups for carers of people living with dementia, with a focus on peer support, stress reduction and skill development.

What You’ll need to succeed

• Bachelor Qualification in Social Work.
• Knowledge of the community care sector, including the challenges faced by faced by older people, carers and those with chronic illness or disability.
• An interest in working with people with dementia and their carers
• Excellent interpersonal skills

What we offer

We offer a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which encourages you to bring your whole self to work. As the successful applicant you’ll be joining an organisation where you will be supported to grow, learn and develop your skills to reach your potential. You will also have access to generous salary packaging, purchase leave and flexible work arrangement options.

What you need to do now

Take a few minutes to learn more about us on our website, and if you have any questions or are ready to apply, please click the "Apply Now" button.

We encourage you to apply soon as we will review applications as we receive them and might conduct interviews before the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

What else do I need to know

Preferred candidates will be subject to comprehensive reference and pre-employment background checking conducted by Merri Health prior to an offer of employment, including criminal record history check, NDIS worker screening and other employee screening and credential checks as determined by the position description.

All candidates must have the right to work in Australia. Merri Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring a safe environment for children and young people.

We encourage individuals of diverse backgrounds including but not limited to those from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, the LGBTIQA+ community and those living with a disability to apply.