Social Worker

**Title**:Social Worker - Mental Health**:

- Requisition ID: 4405
- Location: Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
- Job Posting Date: 9 Sept 2025

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**Social Worker, Adult Mental Health Inpatient - acute**
- Permanent Full Time | 5 weeks’ leave + monthly day off to spend with family
- Maroondah Hospital | Carparking and café of site | Close to shops
- Join our dynamic Social Work team, partnering with consumers, carers, families.
- Provide high quality clinical services within a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team

**Eastern Health**

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is _“Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”_.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

**About the role**

The Grade 2 Social Worker will provide a range of specialist social work interventions to mental health consumers to assist individuals to achieve the highest level of independent function, leading to successful community integration and improved quality of life outcomes. Through the promotion of recovery and the principles and practice of service coordination the Grade 2 Social Worker will ensure that consumers are at the centre of service delivery and receive a timely, coordinated response to their health and social needs. The Grade 2 Social worker will work with the multidisciplinary team and demonstrate a commitment to consumer/ carer - centred practice (e.g. Involve consumers/carers/ external providers in decision making and advocate on their behalf if necessary and provide specialised education and / or information to consumers/ carers appropriate to their needs) As part of an Allied Health response in the Mental Health Acute inpatient settings at Eastern Health the Grade 2 Social Worker is expected to initiate and participate in teaching, training, research and quality activities identified in collaboration with the Allied Health Manager. The Grade 2 Social Worker will provide supervision and mentoring to students and junior social work staff. The Social Work role will be supported with professional supervision and guidance. Allied Health staff may be required to travel and work across various Eastern Health campuses and programs.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will possess:

- Key Selection Criteria:

- Essential
- Holds a degree qualification in Social Work that has been approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers for membership as a Social Worker. Maintains compliance with the AASW Continuing Professional Development Policy in order to meet the Eastern Health Allied Health credentialing standard.
- Demonstrated commitment to and ability to practice utilising the recovery approach in mental health treatment and support, with a focus on working collaboratively with consumers and carers to promote self-determination and enable progress towards reaching personal recovery goals.
- Demonstrated ability to provide Social Work assessments and interventions
- Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in working with clients with mental health issues and their carers, in the community/inpatient settings.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of contemporary recovery principles and practices including research and evidence based practice.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team and to contribute to a positive team environment.
- Demonstrated communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, including the ability to function as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated well developed knowledge of the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation, policies, plans, and strategic directions of public mental health services.
- Ability to supervise Social Work students and Grade 1 Social Work staff.
- Compliance with AASW Code of Ethics and legal requirements of the Social Work profession.
- Desirable:

- Experience in acute mental health
- Experience in family consultation
- Evidence of involvement in, and understanding of, principles of research and/or evaluation.
- A current Victorian driver’s licence Highly developed interpersonal and teamwork experience
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
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