Social Worker - Senior (Child Development Service)

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Study leave and clear career pathways

EAP access and wellbeing support

Private health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Darling Downs Health is seeking a Senior Social Worker in the Child Development Service in Toowoomba. You will support children and families navigating developmental concerns within a collaborative multidisciplinary team to improve outcomes and strengthen wellbeing.

You will deliver psychosocial assessments, partner across services, and lead quality improvements while mentoring team members and contributing to service development in the region.

Qualifications

• Experience in child and family psychosocial assessment and case management.
• Ability to lead quality improvement, supervision or workforce development activities.
• Strong collaboration across multidisciplinary and community-based environments.
• Commitment to compassionate, family-centred practice.

Responsibilities

• Delivering comprehensive psychosocial assessments to guide timely support for children and families.
• Partnering with clinicians, carers, schools and community services to create coordinated care pathways.
• Leading service improvements that enhance quality, efficiency and family-centred practice.
• Providing mentoring and clinical guidance to strengthen team capability and care delivery.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Case management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Quality improvement leadership

Education

AASW membership

Job description

Join Darling Downs Health as a Senior Social Worker (Child Development Service) in Toowoomba. Use your expertise to support children and families navigating developmental concerns while working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact, influence service improvement, and help shape better outcomes for children across the region.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As a Senior Social Worker in the Child Development Service, you'll help children and families access the support they need to better understand and navigate developmental challenges. Working alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team, you'll contribute to positive outcomes that strengthen wellbeing, connection and participation in everyday life.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Delivering comprehensive psychosocial assessments that guide timely support and improved outcomes for children and families.
• Partnering with clinicians, carers, schools and community services to create coordinated pathways of care.
• Leading service improvements that enhance quality, efficiency and family‑centred practice.
• Providing professional guidance, mentoring and clinical expertise that strengthens team capability and care delivery.

Let's Talk About You

You're an experienced social worker who combines clinical expertise with genuine compassion. You communicate with confidence, build trusted relationships and approach complex situations with integrity, courage and respect. You'll take pride in helping children and families feel heard, supported and understood while contributing to better long‑term developmental outcomes.

Here's What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Strong experience in child and family psychosocial assessment and case management.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary and community‑based environments.
• Demonstrated capability to lead quality improvement, supervision or workforce development activities.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you bring experience supporting children with developmental needs and/or advanced training in child development, family‑centred practice or clinical leadership.

Above all, you’ll embody Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage while helping children and families achieve their best possible outcomes.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It’s complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you’ll see your impact firsthand. Here, you’ll find opportunities that simply don’t exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Occupational group Psychology, Counselling & Social Work