Senior Social Worker

Looking for a way to make a real impact on our community? Be at the forefront of a dynamic workforce utilising innovative, evidence-based skills and interventions to professionally support people requesting assistance with alcohol and drug use.

With a rewarding career in alcohol and other drugs, you can be part of the vibrant and professional team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

Our benefits:

• A collaborative, teams-based multi-disciplinary approach to patient care
• Engaging and intellectually stimulating work
• A team that is inclusive, respectful, and values the diverse communities it serves
• A position dedicated to empowering others to achieve their goals
• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave (For fulltime staff)
• Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees)
• Meal entertainment lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees)

Employment type: Permanent Full Time

Position classification: Social Worker Level 3

Remuneration: $112,396 - $116,038 per annum

Hours per week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ612579

Who we are:

Join the Mt Druitt Centre for Addiction Medicine, part of Drug Health Services at Mt Druitt Hospital, where you'll be part of a passionate team committed to harm minimisation and holistic recovery.

You'll benefit from:

• A supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team culture
• Opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement
• A role that makes a real difference in community wellbeing
• Ongoing supervision and professional development opportunities
• Convenient Western Sydney location with strong community partnerships

The alcohol and other drugs team work for the greater good through an open, flexible and dynamic, strengths-based approach. We listen to understand, not label.

We are an inclusive and committed team where staff are encouraged to bring their whole self to work and are proud that our team is as diverse as the vibrant communities we support.

What you'll be doing:

Using innovative, evidence-based skills and interventions, you will professionally support individuals seeking assistance with alcohol and drug use. You will take a trauma-informed approach and provide respectful, person-centred care, tailored to individual's needs. Central to your role will be employing an individualised, holistic approach to care, incorporating comprehensive care planning to address the diverse physical, emotional, and social aspects of each person's journey.

As a Senior Social Worker in the Assertive Community Management (ACM) team, you'll provide advanced clinical and psychosocial interventions to support clients with drug and alcohol dependency and co-occurring issues.

You will:

• Deliver comprehensive psychosocial, drug health and risk assessments
• Develop and implement tailored treatment and care plans with clients and families
• Provide outreach and assertive follow-up through community and home visits
• Support clients facing housing, financial, or family violence challenges
• Contribute to multidisciplinary reviews, clinical supervision and service improvement

A social worker position in the alcohol and other drugs sector offers a challenging and rewarding specialisation. It provides the opportunity to take pride in the field, with a strong focus on human rights and intellectually stimulating work.

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.

Criteria:

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Current social workers degree with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW).
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and proven problem-solving ability within a clinical setting.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

More information:

1) Download the Position Description

2) Find out more about applying for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Edson Taruva at or

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined inthe NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11).You will be required to complete theOASV Undertaking/ Declaration Formand TB Assessment Toolduring the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

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Applications close: 19th November 2025