Social Worker Grade 2

7 days ago


Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Ongoing - Full Time

Organisation: Austin Health

**Salary**: $40 - $45

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 2358

**_Are you a current Austin Health employee? _**

**Social Worker (Grade 2)**
- **Multiple positions available: permanent full-time, part-time and casual roles**:

- **Make an impact supporting patients, their families and carers**:

- **Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options available to Austin Hospital**

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the role**:
If you have experience working with vulnerable people and individuals who require support for complex discharge planning, if you have skills assessing and responding to Family Violence and Child Safety risk, and / or knowledge about how to navigate NDIS and Aged Care systems, then we want you to join our team

As a Grade 2 Social Worker you will be responsible for providing clinical social work services to inpatients across one or more of our Austin Health sites. A regular day will see you work clinically with patients, attend family meetings and non-clinical meetings, and undertake other duties that support the social work department and its operations.

Currently, we have positions in several streams with a focus on Oncology, Surgical and Permanent Leave cover across all sites, please indicate your preference in your cover letter.

**Key responsibilities will see you**:

- Provide counselling to patients and families
- Supervise Grade 1 social workers and social work students
- Participate in quality improvement, service improvement and/or research

**About you**

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to you work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

You’ll further have:

- A degree in Social Work
- Worked in a hospital or health related setting
- The ability to work and contribute to team culture and work within a multidisciplinary environment

**Our benefits**

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

**Work with us**

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the**position description** for further details.**

**Application closing date: 31 January 2025


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