Title: Senior Social Worker
Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
Senior Adult Acute Mental Health Social Worker
- Temporary full-time | 5 weeks annual leave + monthly day off included
- Maroondah Hospital | On-site parking and excellent access to Eastlink and public transport
- Collaborative multidisciplinary teams | Work alongside professionals from diverse fields
About the role
As the Senior Social Worker, you will bring extensive experience, knowledge, and expertise in acute mental health, while demonstrating emerging leadership capabilities through proactive engagement with the Social Work service and multidisciplinary teams. You will work collaboratively with social workers to support their professional development and build workforce capability, enabling the delivery of high-quality clinical services to consumers, carers, families, and other stakeholders within a recovery-oriented framework.
Services are tailored to support individual recovery and may include psychosocial assessment and intervention, individual and group work, discharge planning, consumer and family education, single-session family work, and liaison with internal and external services and programs as required.
You will possess strong clinical expertise, professional knowledge, and leadership skills, enabling them to provide high-level support, consultation, and guidance to both social work and multidisciplinary teams. Through this role, they will promote social work professional values, uphold best-practice standards, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality social work services within a mental health setting.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Holds a degree qualification in Social Work that has been approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) for membership as a social worker. Maintains compliance with the AASW Continuing Professional Development Policy to meet the Eastern Health Allied Health credentialing standard
- A strong commitment to high-quality care, demonstrated knowledge of the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation, policies, plans and strategic directions of public mental health services.
- Demonstrated social work, leadership and management skills as evidenced by 5-7+ years post-qualifying professional experience.
- Strong conceptual skills to provide high-level advice to the Allied Health Manager, Social Work Clinical lead and program manager on program, practice and policy matters.
- Demonstrates the ability to undertake risk management across the continuum of care.
- Demonstrated high-level skills in supervising and coaching Social Workers, Social Work students and others.
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role, and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.
About Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.
This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Mentor and Shadowing program
- Access to discovery days across our 50 sites
- Study and professional development leave
- Friendly and supportive teams
- Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
- Fitness passport for work-life balance
- Employee assistance program accessible to you and your loved ones
- Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements
- Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme
- Access to private health insurance offers
- Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training
- Cafes at all our hospitals
Next steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference and are eligible to work in Australia. We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates. If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.
Good to know
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
- We do not accept recruitment agency applications.
Please click here to view the Position Description.
Contact Person: Pauline Kelly
Contact Number: 0403 104 891
Contact Email: Pauline.Kelly@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: Sunday 23 August 2026
Need help submitting your application?
Contact the Hiring Manager listed in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (option 1) for support.
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Our Values in Action
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