Senior Social Worker

Professional 3 - Remuneration Package Range $130,663 - $146,130

(including salary $110,873 - $124,173)

Allied Health, Katherine Hospital

Katherine

One full time ongoing vacancy is available.

Apply your professional expertise in social work services and strength-based assessments and enjoy the benefits of living in the Big Rivers Region.

The Katherine Hospital is an accredited 60-bed non-specialist medical, diagnostic and treatment facility catering for the medical needs of the population of Katherine and surrounding Big River Region. The hospital is known for its friendly and professional approach to the health and wellbeing of its clients and is accredited with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.

As a Social Worker within the Allied Health team, you will work across various settings, including acute, sub-acute, community, rehabilitee, domestic family and sexual violence and palliative care, providing vital support to vulnerable populations, particularly Indigenous communities. Many of the teams' patients have a high burden of chronic disease with complex comorbidities, making for challenging and rewarding medicine.

Your day-to-day duties involve delivering appropriate Social Work services and culturally sensitive care, advocating for patients, and collaborating with multidisciplinary team members to achieve work unit goals. You will also be responsible for managing a caseload within a dynamic and evolving work environment and contributing to continuous quality improvement and service developments activities.

To meet the challenges of this complex role, you require an Australian tertiary qualification which gives eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, post-graduate experience in providing contemporary high-level clinical Social Work services and proven ability to manage a high-volume workload efficiently and effectively. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture, family and community structures, and the ability to communicate and work in a culturally safe manner is essential. You will also be required to hold a current NT drivers' licence or can obtain, and be willing to travel by car, 4WD, or light aircraft to remote communities.

In return you will receive a competitive remuneration package, including a generous salary, 12% Superannuation, 6 weeks recreational and 3 weeks personal leave, 17.5% leave loading, excellent professional development and career progression opportunities and a chance to make a real impact in the community you serve.

The Top End of the Northern Territory offers diverse and exciting medicine, with presentations such as tropical medicine conditions not seen 'down south'. The town of Katherine has a population of approximately 11,000 and services the Big Rivers Region, which has a population of around 22,000 and covers a geographical area larger than Victoria. Most people in the region outside of Katherine reside either in small remote communities, or on cattle stations. There is a large proportion of Indigenous people, with Katherine town being at the junction of the Jawoyn, Wardaman, and Dagoman groups.

The region offers a multitude of outdoor, camping, fishing, four-wheel driving, hiking, and mountain biking activities. It is close to Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks, Katherine Gorge, and in relatively proximity to other places such as the Kimberley, Gregory National Park, Mataranka hot springs, the Red Centre, and countless other bush camping sites.

Katherine's community spirit makes it an easy place to meet people and make new friends. Relocation assistance may be available to successful applicants

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Quote vacancy number:
29582

Closing date:
14/10/2025

Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.

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