1x permanent, full time opportunity
Social Worker Grade 3 Case Manager
Rewarding opportunity for an experiencedSocial Worker tojoin a new Older Adult Community Mental Health Team
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Mental Health Division
Austin Mental Health Divisionprovides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria. Services in the Mental Health Division arelocatedacross Austin Health and the community. Employees may be redeployed within the MHD. All mental health services work within a clinical framework that promotes recovery-oriented practice and supports decision-making. This approach to client wellbeing builds on the strengths of the individual working in partnership with their treating team.It encompasses the principles of self-determination and individualised treatment and care.
About the role
The Social Worker works collaboratively with multidisciplinary staff acrossthecommunity setting. This role provides psychosocial assessments and contributes to the development and implementation of person-centred recovery and wellbeing plans for older adults experiencing mental health challenges.
TheSocial Workerwill providecare planning, including coordination with families, carers, community services, aged care providers, and relevant government agencies such as My Aged Care andACAS.



The role requiresexperienceinnavigating aged care systems, advocating forconsumerneeds, and formulating sustainable community support frameworks that promote dignity, autonomy, and social inclusion.
About you
To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:
An approved tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Minimum2years' professional social work experience, preferably in a mental health care setting and experience in working withthe older adult population.
Commitment to team-oriented clinical practice, working in a multi-disciplinary team
Understand mental illnessesthat affect the older adult population andtheir impact on social functioning and health
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:
Rob Sharma, Program Manager at ******
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Application closing date: Tuesday 25 August ****
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📌 Social Worker Grade 3 - Case Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Austin Health
📍 Melbourne