Senior Social Worker Child and Family (Identified)

Royal Far West; New South Wales; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + 12% superannuation

Salary packaging (up to $15,900)

Professional development opportunities

Care Days; flexible work options

Parental leave benefits

Job summary

Royal Far West seeks an experienced Senior Social Worker (Identified) to deliver culturally responsive social work services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families across rural NSW.

You will assess, intervene, coordinate care, advocate and discharge planning while leading practice education and mentoring within a multidisciplinary team. The role supports connection to culture, kinship and community.

Qualifications

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity is essential for this Identified role.
• Tertiary qualification in Social Work with eligibility for AASW and significant post‑qualification experience.
• Deep understanding of culture, kinship, and community trauma.
• Advanced paediatric child and family social work experience with case management.
• Ability to supervise students/early career social workers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments, interventions, and care coordination for children and families.
• Provide advocacy, discharge planning and case management.
• Lead cultural consultation and practice leadership within the team.
• Supervise and mentor students and early career social workers.
• Contribute to culturally safe practice and community relationships.

Skills

Aboriginal identity

Social Work degree

AASW eligibility

Post-qualification experience

Paediatric social work

Practice education/supervision

Child protection knowledge

Trauma-informed practice

Rural/remote communities knowledge

Service development/evaluation

Education

Tertiary qualification in Social Work

Eligibility for AASW

Job description

Senior Social Worker Child and Family (Identified)

Posted: 28/08/2026

Closing Date: 31/12/2026

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Manly and or Work From Home

Job Category: Voluntary, Charity & Social Work

As anIdentifiedrole, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons, Australia's First Nations people. Royal Far West considers that being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational qualification under Section 14 (d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW). There are 2 alternatives for confirming your Aboriginality, one of which must be attached to your application for the role as follows: -Confirmation of Aboriginality form OR -Written confirmation from 1-2 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live or work, which addresses the 3 criteria listed below: - Is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, and - Identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and - Is accepted as such by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community.

Location: Manly, NSW
Employment Type: Full Time
Employer: Royal Far West

Job Description

Royal Far West is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker (Identified) to join our multidisciplinary Child & Family team. This position plays a vital role in delivering evidence-informed, culturally responsive social work services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families from rural and remote communities across NSW, supporting developmental, behavioural, learning and mental health outcomes.

In this senior clinical role, you will provide assessment, intervention, case management, advocacy, care coordination and discharge planning for children and their families. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while providing cultural consultation, practice leadership, supervision and mentoring to students and early career social workers. The role also contributes to strengthening culturally safe practice across Royal Far West and developing strong relationships with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and community stakeholders.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the social and emotional wellbeing of children and families while supporting connection to culture, kinship, Country and community. Working within a supportive and highly skilled environment, you will have access to professional development, supervision, career progression opportunities and the flexibility to engage in community visits and outreach where required.

Desired Skills and Experience

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity (identified position).
• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), and significant post-qualification professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children, young people and families, with a deep understanding of culture, kinship systems, community strengths and the impacts of intergenerational trauma.
• Advanced experience in paediatric child and family social work, including assessment, intervention, advocacy, care coordination, case management and discharge planning.
• Demonstrated ability to provide practice education, supervision, mentoring and leadership to students and/or early career social workers.
• Strong knowledge of child protection legislation, child safe practices, family-centred and trauma-informed approaches, together with the ability to deliver culturally safe and inclusive services.
• Understanding of the opportunities and challenges experienced by children and families living in rural and remote communities.
• Experience contributing to service development, quality improvement, evaluation, research and/or clinical supervision activities.

OUR CULTURE

Royal Far West is a rewarding, inspiring, diverse and purpose driven workplace which aims to elevate and harness our people power to support the health and wellbeing of country children for generations to come.

Our core values of Care, Connection, Passion, and Impact are integral to the organisation. Respecting and upholding these values enables us to maintain a positive, innovative and highly collaborative workplace culture.

BENEFITS OFFERED

Royal Far West has been recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand's Best Places to Work in the prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine. Our extensive benefits offered, include:

• Structured induction program
• Meaningful work where you are making a positive difference. You will be supporting children's mental health, their wellbeing and helping them to build resilience.
• Career and professional development opportunities. There are great opportunities to learn best practice, we offer an Impactful Leadership Program to emerging leaders, interactive workshops offered to develop your work skills as well as online mandatory training.
• Multi-disciplinary workplace. Across RFW we have collaborative and supportive resident paediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and social workers to name a few.
• Attractive remuneration: base salary + 12% superannuation
• Salary Packaging - up to $15,900 of your general living expenses can be offered tax free + meals and entertainment up to $2,650 pa tax free. See details at www.gosalary.com.au
• Recognition & Reward - Length of service awards and recognition awards aligned to our values.
• Positive Culture - We are an inclusive organisation welcoming people from all walks of life!
• Beautiful location at Manly Beach: easy access by bus, ferry and parking options. We are based in an architecturally designed building, purposely built to deliver our services. We have showers and towels available for your use so going for a swim before or after work is possible.
• CARE Days - up to 5 days off to look after individuals' health and wellbeing, on top of Annual and Personal Leave, with the intention to provide employees with an opportunity to take regular breaks throughout the year.
• Benefits Program with discounts available on many high street purchases across Australia and access to novated car leasing.
• Pandemic Leave - 7 days paid leave, per calendar year to employees that have been impacted by either a disaster or pandemic which affects their ability to attend work.
• Gifted Leave - gifting leave of up to 3 working days over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.
• Paid Parental Leave - 14 weeks full leave pay for the primary care giver and 4 weeks full leave for the non-primary care giver. Access to paid lactation breaks and lactation facilities.

EEO STATEMENT

Royal Far West is a Child Safe Organisation committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people. All employees and volunteers at Royal Far West are committed to child safe principles and following child safe guidelines and child safety and wellbeing policy.

All employees and volunteers are required to hold a valid Working With Children Check (WWCC) from the state in which they reside, plus a WWCC from any other state where they complete child related work and to undergo training as part of their onboarding to the organisation. Additional checks (NDIS Worker Check and/or National Criminal Record Check) may apply depending on the role.

Royal Far West values diversity and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and be currently residing in Australia.