Social Worker Level 1

Empower lives, create change, and make a lasting impact as a dedicated Social Worker in our dynamic and compassionate team_

$37.03 - $52.83 per hour + 11.5% super & salary packaging **|** Permanent Part Time - 20 hours per week **|** Social Worker Level 1/2 **|** Dharawal Country, Wollongong Hospital **|** REQ538035 **|** Applications close: 17th December 2024

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

Join our team to provide compassionate, client-centred social work services that make a difference You'll deliver psychosocial assessments, counselling, advocacy, and support for patients, clients, and their families, ensuring optimal health outcomes. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, participate in quality improvement initiatives, and contribute to seamless care across diverse settings. This role offers opportunities for professional development, student mentoring, and a chance to work within a culturally respectful and inclusive framework.

We are seeking an applicant who can provide 16 hours of coverage at Wollongong and 4 hours at Shoalhaven, ensuring continuity of care for patients and seamless collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. The role requires availability to work Wednesdays in Wollongong (for case conferences) and Fridays in Shoalhaven.

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

**A little about us.**

Wollongong Hospital, located on Dharawal Country, is the Illawarra Shoalhaven's major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed-base count of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hour's drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong here.

**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
- Qualifications required eg. Current AASW membership (or eligible)
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- NSW Drivers Licence
- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

**Need more information or help applying?**
- Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.
- Follow us on social media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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