24 Jul
Monash Health
Clayton
Job Requisition ID: 4540
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
- Employment Type: Full Time Fixed Term
- Posting Date: 25 May 2025
**Monash Health is a great place to work**
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos**:monashhealth.org/careers**.
**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.**
**About the Role**
Join our team as a Grade 1 Social Worker on a full time, fixed term basis until December 2025, to work at Monash Medical Centre based in Clayton. Travel to other Monash Health sites may be required.
As a Grade 1 Social Worker, you will provide patient-centred psychosocial support through assessment, counselling, intervention, discharge planning, and advocacy. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will manage your caseload using evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning while supporting equitable access to care.
You will contribute to a safe and inclusive care environment by integrating ethical, cultural, and digital competencies into your practice. The role also includes supporting students and less experienced staff, participating in quality improvement initiatives, and embracing digital health solutions and professional development opportunities.
**About Us**
The Social Work Service at Monash Health assists patients and families with psychosocial support and advocacy through assessment, counselling, information provision, access to community resources, and discharge planning.
Social Workers function as members of the multidisciplinary team and have a pivotal role where social complexity exists.
The Social Work Service operating hours are standard business hours Monday to Friday. A weekend and on call service is provided by roster at all acute sites (Grade 1 staff are not required to participate in the on call program). We invest in working with undergraduate social work students under guidance from Senior Social Workers/designated clinical supervisor.
**About You**
You are skilled in psychosocial assessment, counselling, discharge planning, and case coordination, and you navigate service systems such as Family Violence, Child Protection, Mental Health, NDIS, and My Aged Care with confidence. You value ethical practice, cultural sensitivity, and uphold the principles of recovery-oriented care.
As an early-career clinician, you are eager to grow your capabilities in leadership, digital health, research, and quality improvement. You are reflective in your practice, embrace innovation, and actively contribute to service development. You are committed to continuous learning, uphold Monash Health’s values, and demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and accountability in all that you do.
Qualification & Licence requirements include:
- Bachelor of Social Work or Masters Social Work Qualifying OR Master of Social Work, OR equivalent as assessed and approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- A current Victorian Driver’s Licence
**In Return**:
As a valued member of the Monash Health team, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development,
and career progression, including:
- **Supervision** in line with AASW Standards.
- **Salary packaging** - increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options.
- **Professional development** - access to ongoing training, education, and leadership opportunities to support your career growth.
- **Supportive team environment** - work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
- **Employee wellbeing** - benefit from a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance.
- **Career mobility** - opportunities to work across Victoria’s largest public health service with a wide range of roles and career pathways.
- **Diverse and inclusive workplace** - join an organisation that celebrates and embraces diversity and fosters a culture of respect and belonging.
At Monash Health, you’ll be making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities while advancing your career in a leading healthcare organisation.
Supportive Documents can be found here:
Position Description
Role Statement
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
**How to Apply**
**Applications close: 11 June 2025
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