Social Worker

2 weeks ago


Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Queensland Government Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

What your day will look like....

You'll spend your time building meaningful connections with consumers, families, and carers, supporting them through tailored social work assessments, interventions, and case management. You'll collaborate closely with a diverse team of health professionals, contributing your insights to improve clinical outcomes and psychosocial wellbeing. Whether you're advocating for a consumer, consulting with external agencies, or mentoring a student, your work will be grounded in evidence-based practice and guided by empathy. You'll also have opportunities to shape service delivery through quality improvement initiatives, participate in research and education, and grow your own professional capabilities in a team that truly values your contribution.

Let's talk about you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

Compassion - you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.

Integrity - you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.

Dignity - you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.

Innovation - you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.

Courage - you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect. DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements

A diverse work culture

Career development

Professional development opportunities

Education opportunities, Study and Research

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Fitness Passport

Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility

Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step....

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

Find out more about us

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