Social Worker

Metropolitan South Region is seeking qualified social workers who have a passion for working with students, parents, carers, and school communities.

Join Our Wellbeing Workforce - School-Based Social Worker Opportunities

We are open to either Full-time or Part-time arrangements, with the FTE to be negotiated with the successful applicants.

*This is a progressional position as per the Role Description. The successful applicant will be appointed to the lower classification with eligibility for progression to the next, once specific criteria have been met or demonstrated. Please note salary rate shown is reflective of both classification ranges.*

About the Role

The Metropolitan South Region is seeking qualified Social Workers with a passion for supporting students, families, and school communities. As a key member of a multi-disciplinary wellbeing team, you'll work directly with children to build their social and emotional skills while also providing responsive support to those experiencing urgent needs.

This role is part of the Department of Education's Wellbeing Workforce, delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions to students and families with mild to moderate mental health concerns. You'll also play a vital role in connecting families to external services and empowering them to support their child's emotional development.

Your Opportunity

Social Workers employed through the Student Wellbeing Package will have the following roles and responsibilities:

• Using professional knowledge of psychological interventions and treatments to deliver appropriate and tailored therapeutic interventions to support students' mild to moderate concerns, including:
• Mental health concerns such as anxiety and depression
• Personal relationships
• Stress
• Trauma and crisis
• Providing support and ensuring safety plans for the school context are implemented for students who are self-harming and/or at risk of suicide.
• Applying an understanding of the mental health continuum to identify when students require additional mental health support outside of the school context.
• Using knowledge of the mental health system to provide students who need additional support for their mental health concerns with warm referrals to external agencies.
• Supporting students following a critical incident or emergency, ensuring their wellbeing is monitored and supported.
• With student permission, working with other wellbeing and school staff to ensure strategies developed for the student can be implemented in the classroom and the wider school community.
• Undertaking individual and group counselling and therapeutic interventions with students, parents, and families to assist them with mild to moderate mental health needs.

What We Offer

• Flexible work options: part-time and full-time roles
• 12.5% superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading
• Standard work week of 36¼ hours
• Opportunities to expand hours across multiple school sites
• Consideration for future vacancies across the region

Who We're Looking For

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work
• Eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Strong prioritisation skills and a flexible, student-centred approach
• Commitment to inclusive, community-driven wellbeing practices

Interested? To Apply:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a maximum 2-page response to the How you may be assessed section of the attached role description.
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.