SSS Social Worker
The purpose of Student Support Services is to assist children and young people facing a range of barriers
Summary about this job
Government - State
Company: Department of Education and Training
Location: Bairnsdale & Gippsland
Work type: Full Time
Salary: n\a
Phone: +61-8-1187-8666
Fax: +61-3-6744-6756
E-mail: n\a
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Detail information about job SSS Social Worker . Terms and conditions vacancy
The purpose of Student Support Services is to assist children and young people facing a range of barriers to learning to achieve their educational and developmental potential through the provision of a range of strategies and specialised support at individual, group, school and network levels.
Social Workers work in partnership with individuals, groups and communities to help them reach their full potential by addressing barriers to health and wellbeing. These barriers may include social and economic disadvantage, individual differences resulting from cultural, language and sexual preferences, bullying, grief and loss, substance abuse and domestic violence, and mental illness.
Social Workers address individual functioning related to the whole system around a child and intervenes at these levels.
School social work requires the ability to work with individuals, groups and communities at the interface between the students, school organization and curriculum, peers, family, neighbourhood and wider society.
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.
Department of Education and Training is committed to diversity. The Department places considerable effort and resources into responding to the needs of staff with a disability. People from disadvantaged groups are encouraged to apply for this position. Information about the Department of Education and Training's operations and employment conditions can be obtained from the following websites:www.education.vic.gov.au and http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx.
Applications close 30/07/2018