Social Worker Level 3, Shoalhaven Transitional Aged Care Service

Find purpose and passion in your career with Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District._

$56.68 - $58.52 per hour + 11.5% super & salary packaging **|** Permanent Part Time 32 hours per week** |**Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital (SMH) **|**REQ589566 **| Grade**: Social Worker Level 3 **|** **Applications close**: 20 July 2025

**Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.**

Provide specialist Social Work service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with ISLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. This position provides the above Social Work service to the Shoalhaven Transitional Aged Care Service (STACS). STACS provides a time-limited, goal orientated service for older people who would benefit from additional low intensity therapy in their own homes as well as assisting with the decision making process around long term care.

The social worker will also maintain social work and case management responsibility for a number of cases until discharge. Duties include early psycho-social assessments, care planning, education, advocacy for the needs of clients, families and/ or carers, liaise with community agencies, the client's General Practitioner, counselling and carer support.

The position functions as part of an inter-disciplinary team with a teamwork approach to the provision of low intensity therapy home-based programs to frail elderly clients who are ready for discharge from sub-acute hospital care, but are unable to return home without additional care and support. There is a strong working relationship with the Illawarra Shoalhaven Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) and with a Site Social Work Unit Head for professional supervision.

For more information and to view the position classification, see the **Position Description**here.

**A little about us.**

Shoalhaven Hospital, located on Yuin Country, is the main acute care hospital for the Shoalhaven region, providing emergency care, medical, surgical and orthopaedic services. The hospital has an Intensive Care Unit focusing on high dependency and coronary patients, Children’s Ward and Maternity Unit, as well as a purpose-built regional Cancer Care Centre and sub-acute Mental Health Unit.

With a significant redevelopment of the hospital currently underway and a strong focus on career development, there has never been a better time to join our progressive and growing team in the Shoalhaven.

**Benefits of working with ISLHD.**

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
- Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay
- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information
- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities
- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role
- Aged Care Check
- Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Valid NSW Drivers Licence
- ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees._
- ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the _Child Safe Standards._ We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse._

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