Student placement Therapeutic Community Hope Centre Bairnsdale
Location
For this placement you would be based at the Residential Rehabilitation Bairnsdale site.
Eligibility
- Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
Final year undergraduate students with previous placement experience or relevant work experience are preferred.
- Diploma or Cert IV in Mental Health AODor Community Services
Your placement would include:
- Observing and learning how a Therapeutic Community functions:
- Observing and learning about the various clinical interventions that are utilised.
- Being exposed to and learning about the various processes required to maintain and keep a house of approximately 80 people operating.
- Observing conflict resolutions group
- Observing and being involved in creating individual treatment planning.
- Observing and being involved in clinical reviews case conferences and meetings.
- Being involved in Community based activities and events
- Supporting the planning of special community events such as important calendar dates or sports activities as required
For Social Work Students
- A day in the life of this position includes working with the clinical team to support the recovery journey of residents by providing therapeutic interventions as required in a formal group setting interacting with residents in informal activities like eating lunch together or supporting a project they are working on in the grounds of the facility. Developing individual treatment plans and providing brief interventions in small focus groups. You will participate in clinical reviews and clinical supervision.
For Diploma and Certificate IV Students
- A day in the life of this position includes working with the clinical team to support the recovery journey of residents by observing and supporting therapeutic interventions as required in a formal group setting interacting with residents in informal activities like eating lunch together or supporting a project they are working on in the grounds of the facility. Depending on the level of study you may be helping to develop individual treatment plans and supporting brief interventions in small focus groups. You will participate in clinical reviews and clinical supervision.
To apply for a student this placement please apply here. Students interested in other sites can make additional applications to the specific adverts on Odyssey Houses website.
Please click here for the position description.
We will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and suitable candidates will be shortlisted immediately.
This role will close once a suitable candidate has been selected so please dont wait to apply!
Please ensure that your covering letter responds to the key selection criteria which is in the position descriptor and that all required documentation is uploaded at the time of application. We are unable to consider applications that do not follow the outlined process.