Social Worker

St Vincent's Health Australia; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meal card

Annual leave purchase option

Employee discounts

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba is seeking a casual Social Worker in the Allied Health department to join a dedicated team and provide quality patient care.

You will apply clinical social work skills in acute care, conduct psychosocial assessments, care planning, and brief interventions, supporting patients and families. AASW membership or eligibility is required, with emphasis on professional development and collaboration with the care team.

Qualifications

• Current member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or be eligible for membership prior to commencement.
• Ability to apply social work clinical knowledge and skills in acute care, including psychosocial assessments, care planning, brief interventions, and developing responsive services.
• Commitment to ongoing professional social work development.
• High-level communication and negotiation skills including written, verbal, and computer literacy.
• High-level ability to build collaborative relationships with multidisciplinary team members.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality health care as a Social Worker in the Allied Health department.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and contribute to care planning.
• Provide brief intervention approaches and develop high-quality services for patients and families.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support patient wellbeing.

Skills

AASW member eligibility

Clinical social work

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Written skills

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

About the role

This rewarding opportunity will see you join the St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba (SVPHT) as a Social Worker in our Allied Health department on a casual basis. You will bring your passion to the role where you will work with a great team to provide quality patient care.

Things that work for you

• Retail and Travel Discounts;
• Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W, The Good Guys, Samsung), JB Hi‑Fi corporate benefits, airport lounge membership discounts
• Financial Wellbeing: Salary packaging options up to $15,990, novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum, competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime
• Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families, fitness passport, free uniforms & annual flu vaccination, ability to purchase annual leave, discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincent's Private Hospital, discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank
• Join Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services

Things that work for us

As an outstanding Social Worker, you will be responsible for delivering quality health care.

Your skills will include:

• Current member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or be eligible for membership as a Social Worker prior to commencement in January 2024
• Ability to apply social work clinical knowledge and skills, experience and clinical reasoning in the acute care setting, including formulation of psychosocial assessments, care planning, brief intervention approaches and the development of a responsive and high quality services in achieving optimal physical, emotional, social health and wellbeing for consumers, families and their care providers.
• Commitment to ongoing professional social work development.
• High level communication and negotiation skills including written (psychosocial assessment), verbal, and computer literacy
• High level ability to build collaborative and effective relationships with multidisciplinary team members

About our hospital

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. We are a 197-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all our patients. Our services include medical, surgical, maternity, paediatric, emergency, cardiac, intensive care and rehabilitation. We are supported by comprehensive allied health services and advanced medical and diagnostic services. Pathology, radiology and pharmacy are also available on site, and our emergency department is open 24 hours, seven days a week.

Mission and Values

As both a provider of care and as an employer, St Vincent's aspires to create an environment that is truly inclusive for all people, always. St Vincent's is constantly striving for inclusivity and to create and cherish a diverse place of care and work. Part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit Mission and Values - Reconciliation

Pre-Employment Checks

Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks which may include a Working with Children check (i.e. a Blue Card). For further information about St Vincent's commitment to Child Safety, visit St Vincent's Code of Conduct. St Vincent's has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings and evidence may be required for proof of immunity.

Closing Date

1 October 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail]

St Vincent's History

St Vincent's Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent's is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead's vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent's Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent's family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.