Social Worker Level 1/2
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to 17/02/2026
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 1/2
Remuneration: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ558911
Applications Close: 25/03/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
The Primary Care and Community Health Unit consists of 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers. Our services range from health promotion, prevention and early detection through to assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people’s homes, other community venues as well as virtual care (telehealth).
On offer is a Temporary Part time role until February 2026, located at our Lawson Community Health Centre for a Social Worker.
This role will see you provide Social Work services within a multidisciplinary approach to clients and/or carers referred to the service. You will carry this out in accordance with professional codes of ethics and the NSW Health Code of Conduct.
Your role will see you manage a clinical caseload, providing a professional level of service and ensure close liaison, communication and timely referrals to other team members and service providers.
Our positive and innovative environment will offer many opportunities and career pathways and we encourage you to apply now to join the NBMLHD team!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
What you will bring to the role
- Degree in Social Work from an accredited course providing eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers and a commitment to maintaining a professional skill and knowledge base. Overseas qualifications must supply the AASW Overseas Assessment number.
- Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel.
- Clinical skills in assessment, planning and evaluation of social work interventions with adult clients who have chronic and complex health conditions and the capacity to work with this client group in a community setting.
- Understanding of the psychosocial impact and management of chronic health conditions, ageing and disability and knowledge of grief and bereavement theory, commensurate with years of experience.
- Commitment to professional development and training and willingness to engage positively in clinical supervision and performance development processes.
- Knowledge of and commitment to evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how evidence based practice has been incorporated into your professional work.
- Capacity to demonstrate professional level skills in written and oral communication and capacity to apply these skills with clients/carers, staff and other service agencies.
- Ability to work independently at a professional level as well as the ability to work productively as a member of a multidisciplinary team in a community health setting.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Verona Manuel on Verona.Manuel@health.nsw.gov.au
