Our Lady of Grace School - NORTH BEACH

School Principal : Mrs Michelle Lloyd
School Address : PO Box 383 North Beach WA 6920
Phone Number : 6241 9500
Fax Number : 9447 4118
Email Address : admin@olg.wa.edu.au.
Web Site : www.olg.wa.edu.au.

Type : Part-Time
Term : Ongoing


Position Details
Social Worker – Part-time (0.6 FTE), Ongoing

Our Lady of Grace School is a school formed in the tradition of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth that has served the education needs of families in the North Beach area for 70 years. We are a Christ centred, child focused transitioning to a triple stream school by 2024. Our Lady of Grace School seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Social Worker to join our professional team. This is an ongoing, part time position, the person we are looking for will be a diligent and dedicated professional who will be an asset to our catholic education community.

The Social Worker is responsible for home/school liaison, delivery of SEL and small group interventions, and liaison and referral to community-based agencies. They will work under the guidance and direction of the Core Leadership Team to support students across the Years K-6 and promote the wellbeing objectives of the School for the benefit of its students and community.

Salary information: cewa.edu.au/publication/salary-schedules/


Selection Criteria

  • Demonstrated experience in a similar role.  
  • Demonstrated skills and experience working with primary aged children and families.
  • Ability to work in working with a multi-disciplinary team setting to deliver positive outcomes for primary school aged students at risk.  
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
  • Demonstrated strong conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to identify and clarify issues and problems and generate strategies to address them.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of school systems and operations
  • Demonstrated experience in family and systems therapy.
  • Highly developed organisational skills and time management skills.
  • Experience in identifying and providing referrals to outside agencies.
  • Ability to keep accurate records of interviews, appointments and meetings, and writing detailed reports as necessary.
  • Experience in collaborative case management.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of integrity.
  • The ability to work within strict privacy and confidentiality guidelines.
  • Willingness to become an active member of the School community.


Qualifications Required

  • A qualifying tertiary qualification in Social Work.
  • Eligibility for full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers.
  • Accreditation to Work in a Catholic School (or willingness to obtain).
  • Working with Children Card.
  • Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (or willingness to obtain this from the Department of Education).


Application Details

Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae, addressed Confidential to the Principal, including the names and contact numbers of three referees, one of whom must be the current employer and, where applicable, the Parish Priest. If emailing the application, please email admin@olg.wa.edu.au.


Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.

Applicants must be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.

A current National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia must also be included. The appropriate Criminal History Record Check form is available from the Department of Education website.

On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person.

Listed : 9th October , 2024
Applications Close : 22nd October , 2024
Vacancy Number : 31020