Help shape a current approach to early childhood support in WA

For more than 130 years, SensesWA has supported Western Australians through person-centred, inclusive and meaningful services. We’re growing our Allied Health team as part of Thriving Kids, supporting children aged 0–8 with developmental needs and their families, carers and kin.

As our Senior Social Worker, you’ll have the opportunity to help shape how these supports are delivered, working alongside families and a multidisciplinary team to build family capability, strengthen community connections and help children participate more fully in everyday life.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to use your Social Work experience to make a meaningful difference for children and families. You’ll work alongside families to build confidence, capability and connections to the supports available within their everyday communities.

You’ll

- Provide family-focused assessment, support and short-term counselling
- Build the capability and confidence of parents, carers and families
- Connect families with community services, programs and informal supports
- Facilitate opportunities for peer support and information sharing
- Support families experiencing complexity, vulnerability or increased risk
- Work collaboratively across our multidisciplinary Allied Health team
- Provide supervision and mentoring to Social Workers and Allied Health students
- Help develop contemporary, evidence-based Social Work practice

Why Join SensesWA?

- Salary packaging up to $18,550 per FBT year to help maximise your take-home pay
- Opportunity to help shape SensesWA’s Thriving Kids services
- Meaningful, family-focused work supporting children during their early years




- Senior role with opportunities to mentor and develop other practitioners
- Strong multidisciplinary and clinical support
- Flexible work arrangements, including office and work-from-home options
- Professional development, paid training leave and an external training allowance
- Paid travel time and kilometre reimbursement for community-based work
- Supportive environment focused on sustainable workloads and quality outcomes

What You Will Bring

You’ll be an experienced Social Worker with a person-centred, strengths-based approach and a genuine interest in early intervention, family capacity building and community-based support.

You’ll also have

- Tertiary qualification in Social Work
- Current membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Experience supporting people and families with complex needs
- Strong assessment, communication and relationship-building skills
- Confidence working collaboratively with families, communities and multidisciplinary teams
- Highly developed negotiation, problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills
- Understanding of the NDIS Practice Standards and Code of Conduct
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
- Current WA Working with Children Check
- Current WA Driver’s Licence
- Valid Australian working rights

Experience in early childhood intervention, disability, family support or community-based services will be highly regarded.

Ready to make a difference?

If you’re looking for a senior Social Work opportunity where you can help shape an emerging model of early childhood and family support, we’d love to hear from you. Submit your resume and a brief cover letter telling us why you’d like to join SensesWA.

📌 Senior Social Worker - Thriving Kids (Vasse)
🏢 SensesWA
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