"Field Education Coordinator (Health)"

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• Fixed term until June 2025 | Part-Time at 0.5 FTE  
• Higher Education Officer Level 7 | $94,206 – $104,282
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About College of Education, Psychology and Social Work 

Through our world-class teaching and research, we equip students with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and advance human development. The College is dedicated to cultivating bright minds and inspiring innovative, passionate, and highly skilled graduates for future ready careers, and delivering connections for life. 

About the Role 

The Field Education Coordinator (Health) will work as part of the National Mental health Pathways Practice Program Pilot team and the social work discipline to support this Commonwealth funded project. The purpose of this project is to attract and retain allied health professionals to the mental health sector by providing supervised non-acute placement opportunities across a range of locations, including non-metropolitan regions.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with agencies and services to shape mental health and wellbeing placement opportunities, coordinate student placements, provide professional supervision to Social Work students on placement, and provide upskilling and capacity building for agency-based supervision into the future.

The project aims to improve the placement experience for students and graduates in mental health by exposing them to less intensive service settings, with the aim to build capacity and retention the mental health sector.

About You 

To be successful in this role, you are passionate professional in the field of Social Work, have completed a tertiary qualification in Social Work and have the eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

Some of the key position capabilities of the role include:

• 5 years relevant post-qualifying practice experience with a focus on supporting mental health and wellbeing.
• High-level interpersonal skills, including the demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, students and industry.
• Demonstrated experience of contemporary social work supervision and ability to work with stakeholders to shape a future sustainable model of supervision.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of the mental health sector and the role of social work within this setting.

Life at Flinders 

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world. 

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders? 

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options 
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Wide range of professional development activities and services 
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff 
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia). 

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment 

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies. 

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan  
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy 

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position. 
• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy  
• It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).  

How to Apply and Information 

• ​You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Deborah West.  

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

04 Aug 2024At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

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