Senior Social Worker Casual# Careers## Senior Social Worker CasualApply: Midland Private, Western Australia: Part time: Posted Today: End Date: 19 November 2026 (27 days left to apply): JR-19526**Your role at St John of God Midland Private Hospital**We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Social Worker to join our multidisciplinary team to play a key role in shaping high quality Social Work services from the ground up. The Senior Social Worker works alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide social work services to clients/patients. Practices as a Social Worker and ensures practice is in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers *Code of Ethics and Practice Guidelines* and SJGHC policies and guidelines.The Senior Social Worker is expected to work independently and demonstrate a specialist level of knowledge and depth of experience whilst initiating and participating in teaching, training, research and quality activities, to supervise students and supervise and mentor junior caregivers. **The Position** * Provide evidence based senior Social Work services to patients/carers within the clinical specialty area/s.* Provide Social Work assessment, intervention and evaluation at an advanced practice level for complex and general caseload/s. Provide Social work services to DVA, TAC and Workcover patients.* Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised staff.* Contributes to the evaluation of the Social Work Service and Clinical Specialty, to ensure continuous improvement.* Ensures effective multidisciplinary teamwork through qualified communication and comprehensive liaison with colleagues,



patient/carers and service providers.* Ensures maintenance of appropriate clinical documentation and clinical information systems.* Demonstrates reflective practice and commitment to professional development.* Supports Social Work service through communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service (through to the Allied Health Manager).* Supervision of junior social work caregivers and Welfare Officers.* Supports the profession through Social Work student learning.* Actively intervene with appropriate counselling, support, education, community liaison and referrals.* Liaise with compensable bodies, financial institutions and external care agencies where appropriate.* Liaise with patients and their carers to identify social support requirements.* Contribute to effective and efficient patient discharge planning via timely collaboration and communication with the multi-disciplinary team, the patient and their carers.* Maintain a working knowledge of supported accommodation and nursing home facilities and patient eligibility.* Maintain current knowledge of legislation and policies relating to discharging patients.* Maintain current knowledge of legislation and policies relating to DVA and Compensable patients (TAC & Workcover).* Conduct quality audits that collect quantitative and qualitative data, which can be used toward improvement in patient care. You will hold a tertiary qualification in Social Work and be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work. You will have demonstrated senior clinical experience and leadership in a specialised area of clinical practice within a healthcare setting.To succeed you will have the ability to undertake professional supervision and/or mentor junior staff and develop evidence based and innovative clinical practices.Above all,



people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.**About the new Midland Private Hospital** * A brand-new purpose-built state-of-the-art facility, located just 300 metres from the St John of God Midland Public Hospital campus.* A comprehensive range of medical and surgical services, with interventional cardiology being offered for the first time in the region. The hospital features:* 96 overnight inpatient beds, including a six-bed critical care/high dependency unit* 33 bed/chair short stay and day procedure unit* Eight operating theatres* An Angiography Suite **We can offer you** * Salary: $82.55 to $88.02 per hour (includes 25% casual loading) plus 12% superannuation* Casual position commencing early December 2026* As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period* A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs* Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance* Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)* Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport *All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.* For enquiries please contact Luke Heard-Stone, Allied Health Manager on 0401 768 497 If suitable applicants are identified the advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.*At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.**Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.**Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.*
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📌 Senior Social Worker Casual (City of Swan)
🏢 St John of God Health Care
📍 City of Swan