Social Worker - Grade 1 & 2

Social Worker - chronic illness, cancer care, ICU, care communities, and inpatient settings.

Currently recruiting for the following positions:

1. Permanent Full Time - 40 hours per week

2. Part time| Fixed Term until mid‑July 2027 (Maternity Backfill position)

A rewarding opportunity is available for a motivated and skilled Grade 1 or Grade 2 Social Worker to join our team in a part-time (0.7 EFT), fixed-term role until July 2027. Based in the BRICC building at Ballarat Base Hospital, you will play a key role in supporting vulnerable clients within a specialist multidisciplinary environment.

This role sits within a specialised social work team providing services across chronic illness, cancer care, ICU, care communities, and inpatient settings. The successful applicant will bring strong organisational skills, sound clinical reasoning, and well-developed competencies in psychosocial assessment, intervention planning, and collaborative team practice.

This position provides an excellent career pathway for a capable and ambitious Grade 1 Social Worker or a skilled Grade 2 Social Worker seeking to further develop their practice.

Social work opportunities at this level are rare within our service, offering the chance to broaden practice, build confidence, and strengthen clinical decision-making in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

As a Grade 1 or 2 Social Worker, you will:

• Ensure the smooth transition of clients through the health care system, liaising with relevant staff and community agencies to ensure continuity of care for individual patients / clients and their families 
• Undertake psychosocial and risk assessments (family violence, elder abuse and child safety) 
• Complex discharge planning 
• Communicate with a wide range of professionals 
• Collaborate in pursuit of patient and team needs/goals 

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here.

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Wendee Lovel on 0439 015 736 for a confidential discussion. 

We're actively seeking candidates and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Ballarat has some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.