Social Worker

Join a supportive team in Rockhampton as a Social Worker and build your mental health experience while working towards your Mental Health Accreditation. You'll receive structured supervision, ongoing training, and professional development opportunities over the two-year accreditation process while managing a clinical caseload, lead risk assessments, and coordinate holistic, person-centred care for clients with severe mental health conditions across the CCQ region.

Clinical Care Co-ordination is part of the Better Connect initiative, involving eight partner organisations. Better Connect delivers coordinated, person-centred mental health, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), early intervention, psychosocial, and suicide prevention support across Central Queensland, Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast. This unique partnership provides excellent opportunities to learn from experienced professionals and work alongside a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conducting clinical assessments and developing tailored treatment plans
• Deliver evidence-based clinical and psychosocial interventions
• Autonomously manage caseload and conducting risk assessment with management plans
• Collect data and supporting monitoring and evaluation
• Collaborate with teams and external stakeholders
• Facilitate care planning and review processes
• Monitor and escalate mental health needs as appropriate
  

Perks & Benefits

• Access to salary package up to $15,900 and $2,650 for meal and entertainment p/a of tax-free income
• Access to support, supervision and training opportunities over two years to achieve your mental health accreditation
• Competitive pay, discounts at hundreds of retailers and referral bonuses

Requirements 

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work with eligibility for AASW Membership and ability to obtain your Mental Health Accreditation
• Experience working with a trauma informed, recovery focused approach supporting people with severe mental health challenges
• Experience working with diverse cultures, especially First Nations people
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, problem-solving and organisational abilities

About Open Minds

Open Minds has delivered mental health services across NSW and QLD for over 114 years, including headspace centres, Medicare Mental Health Centres, universal aftercare, psychosocial programs, and clinical care coordination.

Apply Now!

Join our team and be a part of something bigger. Real People, Real Support, Real Impact! For any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]