Social Work Clinical Educator - Mental Health

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellness program

Onsite childcare

Mentoring and career development

Job summary

Austin Health invites applications for the Mental Health Social Work Clinical Educator to lead and coordinate student placements and the graduate program across Victoria. The role focuses on developing education opportunities for the Mental Health Social Work workforce and enhancing evidence-based practice.

The successful candidate will foster a positive learning culture, engage with stakeholders, and support graduates and clinicians to grow professionally within a supportive health service.

Qualifications

• Accredited degree or eligibility for AASW membership.
• 7 years post-qualification experience in public mental health.
• Knowledge of adult, child and adolescent mental health systems.
• Experience designing and delivering learning and development programs.
• Understanding of Royal Commission recommendations and implementation.
• Familiarity with public mental health policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Social Work student placements and the Graduate Program.
• Create education, learning and development opportunities for the workforce.
• Ensure practice is evidence-based and consumer/carer-focused.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to identify learning needs.

Skills

People skills

Supervision experience

Learning and development

Stakeholder engagement

Evidence-based practice

Education

Accredited Degree or eligibility for membership of AASW

Job description

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Mental Health Division:

The Mental Health Division provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria. Services are located across Austin Health campuses and in the community.

About the role:

As the Social Work Clinical Educator, you will play a key role in supporting the Mental Health Social Work Graduate Program, coordinating Social Work student placements and creating meaningful education, learning and development opportunities for the broader Mental Health Social Work workforce.

A regular day will see you:

• Ensure that SW best practice is evidence-based, consumer/carer-focused, and consistent with professional and quality standards.
• Build strong relationships across the service and with key stakeholders to understand workforce learning needs and develop practical strategies that strengthen capability, confidence and professional practice.
• Lead and contribute to a positive learning culture, supporting graduates, students and experienced clinicians to grow their skills and knowledge throughout their careers.

About you:

This is an amazing opportunity for someonewith substantial and relevant clinical experience in mental health. We are looking for someone with great people skills, extensive supervision experience and capacity to foster ongoing professional development and standards of care.

You’ll further have:

• An accredited Degree or other qualifications approved for eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
• 7 years post qualification, with extensive experience in public mental health
• Well-developed knowledge of the adult, child and adolescent mental health system
• Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering learning and development programs in either Social Work or Mental Health settings
• Knowledge of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System Recommendations and commitment to the implementation of same
• An understanding of the policies and procedures associated with the public mental health services

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:Lisa Hebel, Discipline Lead Social Work at [e-mail]

Applications close Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11.59pm