CAMHS Senior Social Worker

Requisition ID: REQ601165

Location: Hunter Valley Mental Health Service, Maitland (High Street campus). Hours per week: 38. Employment Type: Permanent Full Time. Remuneration: $121,658 - $124,607 per annum + super + salary packaging. Applications Close: Monday, 22 September 2025.

About Us

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join our supportive and dynamic team at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Hunter Valley. You will be based at the High Street campus in Maitland. Parking is freely available at our core site; travel via fleet vehicles would be required to other parts of our Hunter Valley for clinical work, or across our LHD for consultative work or support and supervision of Social Work staff.

We work in a multidisciplinary team that supports each other to achieve recovery goals within complex presentations. Our model of care within HNELHD CAMHS supports dual clinician work to achieve effective family therapy interventions and support the continuous growth of clinicians. Within HNE CAMHS we are supported within our local team governance structure, the wider CAMHS network and Mental Health network. Clinical decisions, risk reviews and service improvement are achieved together; and the Level 4 Social Work position is one of the leaders with the team.

About The Role

CAMHS is a specialist mental health service that assesses and treats young people aged 0 – 17 years and their families/carers who are living in the HNE Local Health District. Young people referred to the service have complex and severe mental health problems that significantly impact most aspects of their functioning and development.

As a Senior Level 4 Social Worker within CAMHS you would balance direct clinical work and consultation support to clinicians within a multidisciplinary team. This clinical leadership occurs through education to colleagues, joint clinical work, or the support of team governance meetings.

You will also be part of the wider governance consultation for CAMHS, and for the Mental Health Social Work / Allied Health network in our LHD. You will support the development and growth of Social Work staff in the CAMHS network with other Social Work leadership. You will receive day-to-day management with the Hunter Valley / Manning CAMHS Team Leader and line management support from the CAMHS Service Manager. Supervision is provided within our service for individual supervision, and externally for specific therapeutic model supervision. Further therapy and leadership training and development can be supported through the Annual Performance Review process and bi-monthly accountability meetings.

Responsibilities

• Balance direct clinical work with consultation and education to multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Provide clinical leadership and participate in team governance meetings.
• Support governance, quality improvement, and service development within CAMHS and the LHD.
• Contribute to shared clinical decision making within a multidisciplinary team.
• Assist in the development and growth of Social Work staff in the CAMHS network.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Social Worker who can demonstrate:

• Experience in delivering therapeutic interventions for complex child and adolescent mental health presentations.
• Flexibility and ability to prioritise competing demands.
• Ability to identify and act on opportunities for improvement in clinical practice and enhance service delivery and consumer outcomes.
• Ensure and guide others to care that sits within professional, organisational, legal, and ethical boundaries and reflects evidence-based, best-practice knowledge.
• Willingness to be part of a dynamic and energetic team that values collaboration, celebrates success, supports each other and focuses on psychological safety and wellbeing in the workplace.

Requirements

• Must hold at minimum a bachelor degree in social work which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.

What We Can Offer You

• Career challenges in interesting work and a supportive environment.
• Salary packaging options up to $11,600 plus novated leasing.
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time).
• Paid parental leave (for eligible employees).
• Fitness Passport for health and well-being; discounted gym options for you and your family.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.

Additional Information

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part-time and temporary vacancies.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

Information For Applicants

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description. For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2

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Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy PD2024_015 prior to offer. All new employees must comply with the policy requirements.

Hunter New England Health is committed to a child-safe environment and inclusive workplace. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. If you require accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this when you apply or at any stage of the process.

For confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process, contact Rebecca.Caldwell@health.nsw.gov.au.

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