Senior Social Worker (Level 3) - Out-Of-Home-Care Health Pathway Program

Job description
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3

Remuneration: $56.6+ - $58.52 per hour

Hours Per Week: 32

Requisition ID: REQ555302

Location: Caringbah Community Health Centre

Applications close date: 27 February 2026

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes, but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

This position is Targeted for Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander people by exception under Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1+77, NSW. Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply and greater consideration will be given to suitable Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander applicants. Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander applicants must demonstrate Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander status in addition to addressing the selection criterion.

Where you'll be working

Population and Community Health (PaCH) is part of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.

PaCH provides community health services that give care to individuals, families and carers, as well as population health services that focus on the whole community or key groups within the community.

PaCH's services are provided at the District's hospitals, community-based facilities including child and family health centres, community health centres and specialist clinics. We work with other service providers across South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, including hospitals and mental health services.

Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.

The Role

The Senior Social Worker, OOHC Health Pathways Program, is a permanent, part-time (32 hours), position located at the Caringbah Community Health Centre.

The OOHC Health Pathways Program is a state-wide Model Pathway, which seeks to improve the health outcomes of children and young people in statutory OOHC. This position will facilitate multidisciplinary health reviews of children and young people on the OOHC Health Pathways Program. It will plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise, and extensive specialised knowledge within Social Work, to provide high quality trauma-informed psychosocial screening and assessment of children and young people in OOHC.

Selection Criteria

Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and eligibility for membership the Australian Association of Social Workers.
Extensive post graduate clinical experience in trauma informed psychosocial screening, assessment, and documentation of children and young people in OOHC or within a child protection context, with an understanding of the challenges experienced by Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
Ability to provide in-depth advice and education (to both internal and external partners) to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff if required.
Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff including demonstrated experience with IT and data systems.
Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
Current unrestricted Class C Driver’s license and a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position.

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For role related queries or questions, please contact Cleopatra Lowden via email at Cleopatra.Lowden@health.nsw.gov.au

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