Casual Social Worker - Grade 1 or 2

Alfred Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Onsite car parking

Bike parking

Fitness Passport access

ProSport memberships

KU Children’s Services childcare

Job summary

Bayside Health, part of Alfred Care Group, is seeking casual Grade 1/2 Social Workers for multiple sites across The Alfred, Caulfield, and Sandringham Hospitals. The role focuses on psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, crisis interventions, and family support within a multidisciplinary team.

The position targets new graduates or those with hospital social work experience, offering diverse case loads and opportunities to contribute to patient-centred care across services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Work or recognised equivalent; eligible for AASW.
• Experience in hospital acute/sub-acute settings.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and with families.
• Knowledge of Electronic Medical Records.
• Willingness to provide social work support during peak demand periods.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced social work services to patients and families/significant others within The Alfred Hospital.
• Coordinate hospital and community services to reduce length of stay and improve outcomes.
• Develop discharge plans using clinical reasoning and timely referrals.
• Collaborate with health professionals and external agencies to ensure seamless care.

Skills

AASW eligibility

Bachelor of Social Work

Hospital acute care

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Electronic Medical Records

Crisis demand coverage

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

Recognised equivalent

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

Grade 1 or Grade 2 Casual Social Worker

• Casual weekdays and weekend opportunities across Alfred Care Group sites
• Social Worker Grade 1 or Grade 2 (SC12-SC16 and SC21-SC24)
• Alfred Care Group locations - The Alfred, Caulfield, Sandringham Hospitals
• Great staff benefits!

Are you a dynamic and team orientated Social Worker looking for your next challenge? Come join the Alfred Care Group Allied Health Team!

The Department

The Social Work Department operates in accordance with the philosophy and goals of The Alfred. A focus on the quality of life and participation in care is a primary goal of the Department.

Social Work aims to identify and address the psychosocial impacts of illness and hospitalisation for patients and their families by providing a range of services that increase the quality of life and participation in care.

Social Work also assists patients and their families with a smooth transition from hospital to home.

Social Work provides a range of services including:

• Counselling
• Discharge Planning
• Crisis interventions
• Bereavement counselling
• Family support
• Care coordination
• Making Appropriate referrals
• Community liaison

Social Work provides services in a range of locations and clinical specialities including:

• Trauma - Emergency, ICU, Burns, TAC, Hyperbaric
• Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS
• Cardiology including Transplant and Cardiothoracic
• Cancer - Bone Marrow Transplant, Radiotherapy, Haematology and Palliative Care
• General Medical Units
• Aged Care and Neurosciences
• Renal and Cystic Fibrosis
• Community, Rehabilitation, Aged Care and Acquired Brain injury Unit
• Paediatrics and Out Patient Clinics

The Role

• The Grade 1 Social Worker is perfect for new graduate social workers who have hospital experience.
• The Grade 2 Social Worker will have at least 3 years of experience in health social work.

The Social Worker is responsible for the provision of advanced social work services to patients and their families/significant others within The Alfred Hospital.

This position aims to reduce the length of stay in the acute hospital setting, prevent admissions to inpatient wards, coordinate hospital and community services, prevent re-admissions to emergency and improve patient outcomes and consumer satisfaction. The development and maintenance of community linkages are important in this position.

The Social Worker role includes working in a multi-disciplinary team environment and providing advanced social work services including:

• The ability to liaise, actively engage and collaborate with health professionals, family members and community agencies.
• Conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments through the use of clinical reasoning to formulate and facilitate timely quality discharge plans.
• Consulting with colleagues and staff from other disciplines on issues relevant to patient care and providing advanced casework expertise to patients.
• Being responsible for maintaining and managing a complex caseload within the clinical unit and the social work department.

Skills and Qualifications Required

• Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
• Bachelor of Social Work, or recognised equivalent
• Previous experience working within a hospital acute/sub-acute setting necessary
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and with families, exhibiting initiative and facilitative qualities
• Knowledge of working within an Electronic medical record will be required for this role
• Be able to provide social work support to the Social Work Department across Alfred Care Group during periods of critical demand, including times of significant workforce shortages and high service activity, such as departmental triage days and end-of-year public holiday periods

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability
• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
• Enjoy excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport(pre-tax memberships)
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

For enquiries regarding this role, please contact Carly Maxwell on 9076 3026.

Applications close 11pm AEDT, Tuesday 20th August 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.