Social Worker Grade 2 Position

4 weeks ago


Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia Ballarat Health Services Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Social Worker to join our team at Grampians Health Ballarat. As a Social Worker Grade 2, you will play a vital role in enhancing the psychological and social well-being of our patients. Your key responsibilities will include conducting psychosocial and risk assessments, facilitating complex discharge planning, and providing support to both patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure the smooth transition of clients through the healthcare system, liaising with relevant staff and community agencies to ensure continuity of care for individual patients/clients and their families.
  • Undertake psychosocial and risk assessments (family violence, elder abuse, and child safety).
  • Complex discharge planning.
  • Communicate with a wide range of professionals.
  • Collaborate in pursuit of patient and team needs/goals.

Skills and Experience

  • Eligibility for practising membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (must have a bachelor or qualifying master's degree).
  • Demonstrated ability to monitor, evaluate, and modify own performance through reflective practice.
  • Ability to adapt, be flexible, and learn quickly.
  • Work well under pressure.
  • Ability to plan and problem-solve.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in Social Work theory and practice skills.
  • Some knowledge of working in acute/sub-acute environments is desirable.
  • Ability to provide Social Work supervision or work toward this skillset.
  • Diverse experience: opportunities to rotate caseloads, gain hands-on experience in orthopaedics, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, general medicine, surgery, and paediatrics.

Key Highlights

  • Supportive Environment: Join a dynamic and innovative team of over 30 Social Work clinicians, with guidance from the Social Work Manager, Deputy Manager, and six Senior Clinicians. Peer support and knowledge-sharing are integral to our approach.
  • Career Growth: Benefit from personalized career development opportunities, regular supervision, professional development sessions, and access to study leave for higher education.
  • Positive Culture: Be part of a compassionate, forward-thinking team that fosters a positive workplace culture, with opportunities for social and extracurricular activities, including regular Social Work and Allied Health events.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham, and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities.

Culture & Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities.
  • Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment, and holidays.
  • Access to Staff Fitness program.
  • Staff rewards and recognition programs.

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance, and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child-safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex, and asexual LGBTQIA+ individuals.



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