Family Support Workers - Palliative Care

Employer: Eastern Palliative Care
Location: Mitcham
Type: Part-Time
Hours: various
Closing Date: 15/07/2022

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Summary

Eastern Palliative Care is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers home-based palliative care to clients and their families living within the Eastern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne. As an organisation EPC takes pride in its values; Compassion, Dignity, Excellence and Empowerment and their overall dedication to client centred care in our local community. EPC respects all individuals and promotes equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio- economic status.

EPC currently has permanent part-time days (weekdays only, no weekends) and casual positions available. These roles are suitable for experienced, suitably qualified, social workers, psychologists, pastoral carers or counsellors only.

Selection Criteria

To be successful, you will have:

• A mandatory relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or Counselling.
• Ability to conduct psychosocial and spiritual assessment, planning and evaluation.
• Ability to provide counselling interventions to meet the needs of clients and their carers/families.
• Knowledge of current loss, grief and bereavement theory and practice.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Current drivers’ license and good driving record plus your own car that can be used.
• Experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team and in community palliative care will be well regarded.
• Up to date vaccinations as per relevant government mandates for health care workers.