Grade 2 Social Worker

Bendigo Health Care Group; Bendigo; On-site; AUD 62,914 - 72,310; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff health programs

Career development and education

Salary packaging opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Staff gym and pool access

Job summary

Bendigo Health seeks a Grade 2 Social Worker in Women and Children’s Services to deliver patient-centred social work within a busy multidisciplinary team. The role involves crisis support, case management, advocacy, and therapeutic interventions for women and children, including family violence and mental health concerns.

Weekend/public holiday rosters may apply. You will contribute to service development and participate in education and training activities while upholding Bendigo Health's

Qualifications

• Autonomy in practice with strong interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Case management, advocacy and leadership within the social work team.
• Therapeutic interventions for women and children facing crisis, trauma or complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide client-centred clinical social work within the designated caseload in women’s and children’s services.
• Offer specialized social work support to women and children in crisis, including case management, advocacy and leadership.
• Assess and deliver therapeutic interventions for family violence, child protection, mental health and related challenges.
• Occasionally rostered to weekends and public holidays.
• Contribute to development of the Women’s and Children’s service and the social work department.

Skills

Autonomy of practice

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Case management

Crisis intervention

Advocacy

Leadership

Mental health

Family violence

Job description

• Support for career progression and development
• A strong attitude to teaching and learning

The Position

Job Reference:4320

Position Title: Grade 2 Social Worker - Women and Childrens Services
Classification: SC21 - SC24
Salary per hour (exc. super): $45.67 - $52.49
Hours per fortnight: up to 80 hours with an ADO every 4 weeks
Employment Status: Part Time or Full Time / Fixed Term

Other requirements: 2026 Flu Vaccination

The Grade 2 Social Worker is responsible for the provision of Discipline Services within a designated clinical caseload, appropriate to their level of experience and competency. Grade 2 Social Workers are required to display autonomy of practice, whilst also contributing strongly to the interdisciplinary team.

The purpose of this position is to:

• Provide best practice client centred clinical care to clients within the designated caseload in woman’s and children’s’ services of Bendigo Health
• To provide specialized social work support to women and children who are experiencing crisis, trauma, or other complex social and health-related issues. The role involves case management, advocacy, and direct support, as well as leadership within the social work team.
• Assess and provide therapeutic interventions for women and children facing a range of challenges, such as family violence, child protection concerns, mental health issues, and complex issues.
• This role may be rostered to work on weekends and public holidays
• Contribute to the development of the Womans and Childrens service, as well as the general Social Work department as appropriate.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision to be a trusted regional healthcare service recognised for delivering exceptional care, being a great place to work, and being deeply connected to our community.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

The Community and Continuing Care Division provides a broad range of high-quality, person-centred care programs and services to consumers in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Each service within the division is designed to ensure holistic care and improve the overall well-being of our patients and communities.

The Community Services team is dedicated to enhancing the health and wellbeing outcomes of the communities in the Loddon Mallee with six regional offices. This team includes: Aged Care Assessment undertaken on behalf of My Aged Care; Community Allied Health; Community Care; Carer Support and Community Nursing & Home Care.

The Continuing Care team delivers high-quality services across the Loddon Mallee region including: Dental Care; Chronic Disease Management; Outpatient Rehabilitation; Support for People Transitioning Home; Diabetes Management and Geriatric Management and Assessment.

The Allied Health team provides comprehensive, high-quality care across the continuum, including expert services in: audiology, dietetics, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology, social work, speech pathology and allied health assistants who work with these disciplines.

The Geriatric Medicine Team includes Geriatricians, Rehabilitation physicians, Palliative care physicians, registrars and junior medial staff. The Team work across inpatients, outpatients and home settings.

In addition, the Community and Continuing Care Division holds the professional portfolio of Chief Allied Health Officer. The Chief Allied Health Officer and allied health discipline managers provide professional governance for all allied health across Bendigo Health.

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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