Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (13/10/26 – 19/03/2027)
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 4
Remuneration: $131,585.00 - $134,775.00 pa (+ superannuation + salary packaging options)
Location: Location Negotiable within WNSWLHD, NSW
Hours Per Week: 38
Applications Close: 13 October 2026 – 11:59pm

Senior Social Worker – Safeguards Team
Mental Health Drug & Alcohol - WNSWLHD

About the role

This is your chance to build your clinical knowledge and capacity within child & adolescent mental health. You will be part of a dynamic, skilled and high performing team.

The Senior Social Worker for the Safeguards Team will provide specialist mental health assessments and needs driven psychological interventions for children and adolescents (0-17years) in acute mental health distress, as well as their carers.

This position forms part of a multi-disciplinary team including Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Registrar, Snr. Social Workers, Clinical Nurse Consultants, Snr. Psychologist, Snr. Occupational Therapist & Snr Aboriginal Mental Health Clinicians.

The service operates 7 days/week with extended hours on weekdays, and will respond to young people in their schools, home, communities & hospital-based settings (Paediatric Wards), through face to face, phone and telehealth appointments. This service is open to consumers across the WNSWLHD with care delivered on a hybrid model.

This position will be required to work a 7 day rotating roster with shifts being Monday – Friday (either hrs, hrs, hrs) and Saturday-Sunday hrs).

This Safeguards team is grounded in evidence-based, trauma-informed and culturally inclusive care. The team is community based and provides rapid, mobile and flexible care to resolve mental health distress and deliver assertive outreach, care coordination and time-limited therapeutic interventions across the district.



The Safeguards team provides specialist mental health services across the district with the team currently having staff in Dubbo, Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee & Parkes.

Helping you Move to Western NSW

The Welcome Experience is a free NSW Government service supporting workers (and their families) who have accepted a job with Western NSW LHD in most locations. The service helps with housing, schooling, partner work and community connections.

A career with Western NSW means you can challenge yourself, make an impact and shape the future of rural health.

Role-related enquiries: Please contact Jolene Kallus on *** or at *************@health.nsw.gov.au for more information.

Additional information for applicants:

- All suitably qualified Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply for this position. This is a targeted position under GSE Rule 26. Where possible, affirmative action will be applied to support employment of eligible persons.
- This recruitment may be used to create an Eligibility List for similar roles in the future.
- Western NSW LHD can provide reasonable adjustments in the workplace. Applicants who provide information on an injury, health condition, or disability in their pre-employment forms will receive a functional assessment from our Risk Management Unit (RMU). This review will consider the applicant’s needs and what reasonable adjustments and workplace supports are available to support their employment journey.
- Western NSW LHD is committed to the safety and wellbeing of every child in our care. All staff in WNSWLHD are required to provide a safe and supportive environment for children, while working to protect them from harm and abuse. For more information on the Child Safety Standards, visit: NSW Government - Office of Children's Guardian
- Western NSW is committed to creating a safe and accessible workplace that promotes diversity, inclusion and belonging. As a vibrant and diverse region, rich in community and culture, we welcome applications from all people to build a respectful workplace dedicated to delivering the best health outcomes for our community.

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📌 Senior Social Worker - Safeguards Team (City of Orange)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 City of Orange