Social Worker, Grade 1

Job Requisition ID: 6311- Legal Entity: Monash Health- Location: Heatherton, VIC, AU, 3202- Employment Type: Full Time Fixed Term (Parental Leave)- Posting Date: 5 Nov 2025- **Monash Health is a great place to work**
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** Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.**-
- **- **About the Role**-
- The Social Work Department is looking for a Grade 1 Social Worker to join our growing team at Monash Health, Kingston Centre, working in the subacute hospital setting. This role is a Parental Leave fixed term full-time role for a period of 12 months, until December 2026. You will have the opportunity to join a dynamic social work and multi-disciplinary team where you will have a pivotal role in contributing to a positive team culture. You will be provided with an opportunity to be challenged plus demonstrate your skills including:
Working with people from a range of diverse backgrounds
- Complete complex psychosocial assessments,
- Development of patient centred care plans and complex discharges.**About You**-
- You are a dynamic and passionate Allied Health professional, known for your hardworking and enthusiastic nature, you thrive in changing environments and can easily adapt to shifting priorities. You bring a strong commitment to safe, best practice and high-quality, patient-centred care, always striving to make a positive difference in the lives of those you support.
Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills enable you to build strong relationships and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. With compassion, accountability, and a positive attitude, you approach every day motivated to perform at your best and contribute to Monash Health’s ongoing pursuit of excellence.-
- You will also require:

- Bachelor Social Work or Master Social Work (Qualifying)
- Current driver’s licence
- Eligible for AASW membership including continuing professional education **In Return**-
- As a valued member of the Monash Health team, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and career progression, including:

- **Salary packaging** - increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options.
- **Professional development** - access to ongoing training, education, and leadership opportunities to support your career growth.
- **Supportive team environment** - work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
- **Employee wellbeing** - benefit from a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance.
- **Career mobility** - opportunities to work across Victoria’s largest public health service with a wide range of roles and career pathways.
- **Diverse and inclusive workplace** - join an organisation that celebrates and embraces diversity and fosters a culture of respect and belonging.
- At Monash Health, you’ll be making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities while advancing your career in a leading healthcare organisation.

**Position Description can be found**here**.**
**Role Statement can be found**here**.**- We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

** How to Apply**-
- **Applications close: 16 November 2025