SCHN - Social Worker - Adolescent Medicine

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work opportunities

Salary packaging and meal entertain-

Accrued days off (ADOs)

Fitness passport

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

NSW Health's SCHN Westmead is seeking a Senior Social Worker to provide a comprehensive social work service for children, young people and families in adolescent medicine. You will undertake psychosocial assessments, specialist counselling, and advocacy within a multidisciplinary team.

The role also involves leading service development and education programs for social workers and health professionals, with a focus on quality improvement. After-hours on-call duties may be required.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for AASW membership with postgraduate experience in social work with families and children.
• Substantial postgraduate experience in social work with children and families.
• Knowledge of psychosocial challenges facing families in clinical settings and knowledge of community resources.
• Experience in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, case management, counselling and group work.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in clinical supervision, education activities, service planning and quality improvement.
• Competent computer skills and ability to adapt to new IT systems.
• Capacity to share after-hours and weekend on-call duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive social work service to children, young people and families referred from the clinical area.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments, specialist counselling, group work, psycho-education and advocacy.
• Lead service development and continuous quality improvement to meet clinical needs.
• Develop and provide education programs for social workers and health professionals within SCHN and externally.
• Provide consultative role within specialization to key stakeholders.

Skills

Social work practice with families and

Education

AASW membership/eligibility

Postgraduate paediatric social work experience

Tools

IT systems

Job description

SCHN - Social Worker - Adolescent Medicine

Employment Type:TemporaryFull Time until 25 October 2027
Position Classification:Social Worker Lvl 3
Remuneration:121568 - 125507 full-time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ706612
Location: Westmead
Applications Close: Midnight on 15 November 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Chamila Mendis on **************@health.nsw.gov.au

As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.

What you'll be doing

The primary focus of this position is to provide a comprehensive and specialist social work service to children, young people and their families referred from the relevant clinical area. This includes psychosocial assessments, specialist counselling, group work, psycho-education and advocacy. The social worker works as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.
The senior social work is required to play a key role in service development and continuous quality improvement to ensure clinical needs of children and their families are met. The position takes a leadership role in the development and provision of education programs in the relevant specialty for both social workers and health professionals within SCHN and externally. The social worker also provides a consultative role within their specialisation to key stakeholders.

Additional Benefits (where applicable): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)

• Eligibility for AASW membership with significant post graduate experience in social work practice with families and children and/or in health context.
• Substantial post graduate experience in social work practice with children and their families.
• A well-developed knowledge of the psycho-social challenges facing families in the relevant clinical area and a sound knowledge of relevant community resources and support services available to the children and families.
• Significant post graduate experience in a variety of social work interventions/modalities including psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, case management, counselling, group work.
• Excellent demonstrated interpersonal and written communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in clinical supervision, professional education activities, service planning, and quality improvement activities.
• Competent computer skills and ability to adapt to new IT systems.
• Capacity to share after hours and weekend on call duties - as required.

Child Safe Standards:
SCHN is committed to maintaining a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, in line with NSW Health's commitment to the Child Safe Standards.We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

Additional Information:

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, recognising that a diverse workforce strengthens our culture and enhances the care we provide to children, young people and their families.

Permanent NSW Health roles require Australian citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary visa holders may be considered where no suitable Australian citizen or permanent resident is identified.

Where required, overseas qualifications must be formally assessed by the Department of Education or relevant authority for recognition in Australia.

An Eligibility List may be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.