Social Worker, Grade 3
- Infant, Child, Family and Youth Area Mental Health Monash Health exists to reimagine care, so that people can live their best lives. We provide safe and equitable care, for every stage of life, delivered with world-leading expertise and over 175 years of experience. Our team of 24,000 people are full hearted, open minded and all in. Together, we provide more than 250 integrated services for every stage of life at over 50 locations and in the community across south-east Melbourne, Victoria, serving 1.2 million residents in the South Metro Local Health Service Network. To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here,take a lookat the following short videosmonashhealth.org/careers. Use your Social Work expertise to help young people navigate acute mental health challenges and build a safer, supported pathway back to their community.

About the Role
An exciting chance is available for an experienced Grade 3 Social Worker to join Unit 2, Youth Mental Health at Dandenong Hospital in a full-time, ongoing position (1.0 EFT), working Monday to Friday. Working with young people aged 18–25 experiencing acute and complex mental health concerns, you will provide specialist Social Work assessment, intervention, advocacy and discharge planning. Your work will consider not only a young person's mental health, but the broader social factors that influence their recovery – including family and relationships, housing, safety, financial circumstances, disability, substance use and connection to community supports. As a senior clinician within the team, you will work autonomously while collaborating closely with young people, families and carers, the multidisciplinary team and community services to support recovery-focused care and safe, sustainable transitions back into the community.



In this role, you will:
- Provide comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment and specialist Social Work intervention for young people with complex needs
- Lead and contribute to complex discharge planning, advocacy and service coordination
- Work collaboratively with families and carers using family-sensitive practice
- Build strong partnerships with services including housing, NDIS, AOD, family violence, Child Protection and other community agencies
- Facilitate family meetings and contribute to the Unit 2 group program
- Provide Social Work expertise and consultation within the multidisciplinary team
- Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to Grade 2 Social Workers and Social Work students, as required About Infant, Child, Family and Youth Area Mental Health Infant, Child, Family and Youth Area Mental Health provides a range of mental health services to infants, children, adolescents, youth and their families within the Southern Region. The organisational and clinical model has been developed to provide mental health care that is flexible and responsive to the individual and developmental needs of the infant to youth populations and their families. As such, this model will support the provision of integrated mental health care for young people, guided by consistent, service-wide protocols and principles of care.



Unit 2 is a specialised 25 bed inpatient unit located at Dandenong Hospital and supports consumers aged 18-25 experiencing mental illness. The unit includes up to eight intensive care area beds and 17 designated low dependency beds, allowing support to varying levels of acuity through comprehensive assessment, treatment, discharge planning, and community engagement. About You You are an experienced Social Worker who brings strong clinical judgement, compassion and a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for young people experiencing mental health challenges.
You will bring:
- Clinical Social Work experience within mental health, ideally within an inpatient, acute or similarly complex setting
- Strong skills in biopsychosocial assessment, intervention, risk assessment and complex discharge planning
- The ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Confidence navigating complex social systems and advocating for young people and their families
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
- An ability to provide clinical guidance, supervision and support to developing Social Workers
- A commitment to reflective practice, evidence-based care and continuous improvement
- An AASW-accredited Bachelor of Social Work or entry-level Master of Social Work qualification, providing eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers Experience providing clinical mental health services or accreditation as a Mental Health Social Worker will be highly regarded. Why Join Us? This is an opportunity to bring your Social Work expertise to a role where the social context of mental health truly matters. You will work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team suppo

📌 Social Worker, Grade 3 (Dandenong)
🏢 Monash Health
📍 Dandenong