Social Worker - Grade 2

$45.66 to $52.49 per hour + salary packaging | Social Worker - Grade 2

Permanent Full Time 40 hours per week including a monthly ADO

About the Role

Are you a dedicated Social Worker Grade 2 seeking a new and rewarding challenge? Grampians Health Ballarat is looking for a passionate Social Worker to join our forward thinking team. Due to internal promotion, a role has become vacant in the highly sought after Women’s and Children’s team, but the role also offers the opportunity to work across a range of services, including acute care, outpatient services, inpatient rehabilitation, complex care, and community rehabilitation.

As part of our Social Work team, you will play a vital role in enhancing the psychological and social wellbeing of our patients. You will ensure that each patient’s social, emotional, and cultural needs are met, while working to minimise the impact of illness and hospitalisation. Key responsibilities include conducting psychosocial and risk assessments, facilitating complex discharge planning, and providing support to both patients and their families.

If you're ready to make a meaningful difference and be part of an innovative healthcare team, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• 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 

Skills and experience 

• Eligibility for practising membership of Australian Association Social Workers Membership (must have a bachelor or qualifying master’s degree) 
• Demonstrated ability to monitor, evaluate and modify own performance through reflective practice 

• Ability to adapt, be flexible and learn quickly 

• Work well under pressure 

• Ability to plan and problem solve 

• Demonstrated knowledge in Social Work theory and practice skills 

• Some knowledge of working in acute/sub-acute environments is desirable 

• Ability to provide Social Work supervision or work toward this skillset 

• Diverse Experience: Opportunities to rotate caseloads, gain hands on experience in orthopaedics, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, general medicine, surgery and paediatrics

Key Highlights

• Supportive Environment: Join a dynamic and innovative team of over 30 Social Work clinicians, with guidance from the Social Work Manager, Deputy Manager, and six Senior Clinicians. Peer support and knowledge-sharing are integral to our approach.
• Career Growth: Benefit from personalized career development opportunities, regular supervision, professional development sessions, and access to study leave for higher education.
• Positive Culture: Be part of a compassionate, forward-thinking team that fosters a positive workplace culture, with opportunities for social and extracurricular activities, including regular Social Work and Allied Health events.

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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. 

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.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with 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+.