Social Worker, Grade 1

Work in an environment that offers:

• Support for career progression and development
• A strong attitude to teaching and learning
• Excellent clinical exposure across a range of specialties

The Position

Job Reference: 1887

Position Title: Social Worker Grade 1, Inpatient Rehabilitation
Classification: SC12 - SC16
Salary per hour (exc. super): $35.02 - $42.61
Hours per fortnight: 76
Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time

Closing date: 06/03/2025

The Grade 1 Rehabilitation Social Worker will provide support to individuals with physical, mental, and/or emotional challenges by promoting social, emotional, and psychological well-being. This role involves working closely with a multi-disciplinary team to assist individuals in navigating and overcoming challenges associated with rehabilitation and recovery. The social worker will engage with patients, families, and community resources to ensure that individuals receive comprehensive care and appropriate resources to facilitate optimal recovery.

The purpose of this position is to:

• Provide best practice client centred clinical care to clients within the designated caseload in subacute inpatient services of Bendigo Health responsible for providing clinical interventions, including counselling, crisis management, and psychosocial assessments, for patients in inpatient subacute
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement comprehensive care and discharge plans that align with patients’ clinical needs and recovery goals.
• Identify patients’ social determinants of health, including financial, housing, and family-related concerns, and work to connect them with appropriate resources.
• This role may be rostered to work on weekends and public holidays
• Contribute to the development of the Social Work service, as well as the general Social Work department as appropriate.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Rebecca Gleeson, Manager on 03 54547 137 for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

Position Description: HERE

Allied Health Credentialing and Scope of Practice: HERE

Careers Video Reference: Bendigo Health Careers

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