Title:  Social Work Educator - Mental Health

Mental Health Social Work Educator

• Permanent Part Time | Enjoy stability and work-life balance
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Program| Ringwood East or Box Hill base location
• Support the development of the novice workforce | Be valued for what you do

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Program

Eastern Health’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Program is a leader in care delivery, innovation, research and education. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Service works in partnership with consumers carers, families and other service providers, to provide high quality mental health assessments, clinical and therapeutic interventions, within a recovery oriented model of care, alongside the provision of discipline specific clinical work.  The model of care includes working in close collaboration with family and carers as well as in partnership with a range of community services to support the consumer’s recovery journey.  The Mental Health & Wellbeing Program is passionate about developing and implementing key strategies to support and enhance the clinical capability of the allied health workforce in the program and is supported by the Associate Director Allied Health Mental Health, Learning & Teaching.  

About the role

The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health system has recommended that the Victorian Government prepare for workforce reform and begin addressing workforce shortages by developing educational, training pathways and recruitment strategies, together with creating additional allied health roles to ensure people with mental ill health are receiving timely, evidence based care. These initiatives included targeted programs to graduates, transition to mental health and emerging allied health disciplines in mental health including social work, occupational therapy, psychology, dietetics, physiotherapy, clinical pharmacy and speech pathology. Eastern Health has an exciting opportunity for a senior clinician/social worker to work in a clinical education role to support these initiatives. 

The social work educator will be expected to support and supervise allied health clinicians which includes ensuring the governance and clinical requirements of the Victoria allied health mental health graduate and transition to mental health learner program are met. The incumbent will work closely with other allied health and nursing educators, the lived experience workforce and clinical teams where learners are based to support allied health mental health and broader workforce initiatives.  

About you 

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• A degree qualification in Social Work that has been approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers for membership as a Social Worker. Maintains compliance with the AASW Continuing Professional Development Policy in order to meet the Eastern Health Allied Health credentialing standard
• A working understanding of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
• Experience working in a clinical mental health service
• Extensive clinical experience, working with novice learners
• A demonstrated ability to work autonomously with excellent organisational, critical thinking, problem solving, time management and prioritisation skills
• Demonstrated competence in a leadership role, with the ability to unite teams to achieve common objectives
• A strong ability to build partnerships across varied stakeholder groups to understand requirements, identify appropriate solutions and achieve outcomes
• Excellent attention to detail and advanced Microsoft Suite skills (Word, Excel)
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal E
• Exhibits behaviour which reflects the Eastern Health values 
• Post graduate qualification in education, health and/or management or relevant field

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.

Please click here for position description 

Contact Person: Karen Urlic

Contact Number: 9895 3724

Contact Email: karen.urlic@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 02/05/2025

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day