Social Worker Level 3

**Step into a leadership role where recovery-focused social work transforms lives in a collaborative mental health setting.**

**Remuneration**: $56.69 - $58.52 Per Hour + Super + Salary Packaging
**Location**:The Mater Hospital
**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time
**Position Classification**: Social Worker Level 3
**Hours Per Week**: 22
**Requisition ID**: REQ580095
**Applications Close**: Monday 23rd June 2025

**Where you’ll be working**:
The Intermediate Stay Mental Health Unit (ISMHU) is a 20-bed, non-acute rehabilitation facility providing high-quality, recovery-oriented care to individuals living with enduring mental health challenges and psychosocial disability. Located within a tertiary setting, ISMHU supports people motivated to build skills, self-confidence, and relationships that contribute to a more meaningful and independent life.

Our multidisciplinary team is passionate about providing person-centred, value-based care in a positive and collaborative environment. Staff work closely with consumers over extended stays of 6 to 12 weeks, focusing on psychosocial rehabilitation and long-term recovery outcomes.

**About the role**:
As the Senior Social Worker, you will play a key leadership role within the ISMHU multidisciplinary team, working alongside a Level 1/2 Social Worker. You will contribute to and guide care coordination, provide one-on-one and group interventions focused on recovery and rehabilitation, and lead in the completion of comprehensive psychosocial assessments.

Your role will also involve promoting a positive, person-centred team culture, participating in quality improvement initiatives and district-level working groups, and supervising junior social workers. This is a rare opportunity to deliver authentic, recovery-driven social work practice in a highly collaborative and supportive setting.

**About you**:
We are seeking an experienced and motivated social worker who is:

- Passionate about recovery-oriented mental health care
- An effective communicator and team collaborator
- Confident in clinical assessment and therapeutic practice
- Able to provide professional leadership and mentorship
- Committed to fostering a positive workplace culture and contributing to service improvement initiatives

A strong understanding of psychosocial rehabilitation principles and the ability to build genuine, empowering relationships with consumers is essential. Leadership and supervisory skills are non-negotiable for this senior role, while specific rehabilitation techniques and local protocols can be learned on the job.

**Requirements**:

- Must hold a degree in Social Work that provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Extensive clinical experience in mental health, with demonstrated ability to lead and supervise
- Eligibility to drive in NSW

**What we can offer you**:
At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:

- Access to The Welcome Experience - settle into your new community with all the support you need to embrace rural NSW.
- Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
- 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full time nurses)
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

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**Additional Information**:

- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies._

**This is a Category A position**. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with**NSW Health policy directive **PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases** for Category A positions prior to offer.**All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.

**At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply.