Grade 2 Social Worker

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- A strong attitude to teaching and learning
- A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies
- Excellent clinical exposure across a range of specialties

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 3050

**Position Title**:Grade 2 Social Worker
**Classification**:SC21 - SC24

**Salary per hour (exc. super)**:$45.67 - $52.49
**Hours per fortnight**: Up to 76 hours
**Employment Status**: Fixed Term Full Time or Part Time (October 2025 - 07/05/2026)

**_ Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date_**

**Closing Date**:30/10/2025

The Grade 2 Social Worker provides high-quality, client-centred care across an allocation of patients within the Acute hospital including Cancer Services and/or Inpatient Rehabilitation and/or Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) units at Bendigo Health, or other clinical units at Bendigo Health, as required by the Social Work Department.

Working with autonomy and as part of the interdisciplinary team, this role delivers specialised support to patients and families experiencing complex health, social or emotional challenges.

In this role you will:
- Deliver best practice social work services, including psychosocial assessments and tailored interventions.- Provide counselling, advocacy, crisis support and case management.- Coordinate discharge planning with community services, aged care providers and support networks.- Participate in case conferences, family meetings and care planning.
- Provide leadership, support, supervision and direction to Grade 1 Social Workers, students and allied health assistants as required.- Participate in weekend and public holiday roster as required

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Your New Division**

The Community and Continuing Care Division**provides a broad range of high-quality, person-centred care programs and services to consumers in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Each service within the division is designed to ensure holistic care and improve the overall well-being of our patients and communities.

The Community Services team is dedicated to enhancing the health and wellbeing outcomes of the communities in the Loddon Mallee with six regional offices. This team includes: Aged Care Assessment undertaken on behalf of My Aged Care; Community Allied Health; Community Care; Carer Support and Community Nursing & Home Care.

The Continuing Care team delivers high-quality services across the Loddon Mallee region including: Dental Care; Chronic Disease Management; Outpatient Rehabilitation; Support for People Transitioning Home; Diabetes Management and Geriatric Management and Assessment.

The Allied Health team provides comprehensive, high-quality care across the continuum, including expert services in: audiology, dietetics, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology, social work, speech pathology and allied health assistants who work with these disciplines.

The Geriatric Medicine Team includes Geriatricians, Rehabilitation physicians, Palliative care physicians, registrars and junior medial staff. The Team work across inpatients, outpatients and home settings.

In addition, the Community and Continuing Care Division holds the professional portfolio of Chief Allied Health Officer. The Chief Allied Health Officer and allied health discipline managers provide professional governance for all allied health across Bendigo Health.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting faciliti