The Department of Education is looking for skilled Social Workers to contribute to the important work of our Wyndham Student Support Services (SSS) team in supporting schools to address the barriers that impact on student(s) access, preparation, and progress to achieving their educational goals and development potential.
If you are passionate about helping children and young people reach their full potential, and like working in a collaborative multidisciplinary team - then a role in the SSS is the job for you.
Why Student Support Services?
Student Support Services (SSS) comprise a broad range of Allied Health professions including Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, and Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Behaviour Analysts.
Working in Student Support Services (SSS) is deeply meaningful, highly rewarding, challenging, and dynamic and gives you the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the life of children and young people, their families, schools, and communities.
You will work with a diverse group of people who share a common goal, and you will be well supported to use your professional skills and knowledge to provide specialised support at the individual, group, school, and area level.
As part of an Area based multi-disciplinary health, wellbeing, and inclusion team, you will work to help build the capability of schools to support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing.
What can we offer you?
The work we do matters greatly, and there are few comparable opportunities to shape the life of children and young people for the better.
We know that the success of our State depends on the success of our people. If you are driven by a desire to contribute to the big picture, and the future success of our children and our State, then a career working in our SSS allied health workforce is for you.
Position attributes: We are looking for Social Workers to work in our SSS Wyndham team based at Point Cook. It is a fulltime fixed term position commencing as soon as possible until 23 December 2026.
You will have access to a broad range of benefits including:
* flexible working arrangements;
* professional development and learning opportunities;
* a competitive salary with salary progression;
* a range of salary packaging options; and
* generous leave entitlements, including purchasing additional leave
* working in a collaborative, friendly environment with a multi-disciplinary team
How to apply:
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description. Applications should include a Cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria (no more than 2 pages) along with a Curriculum Vitae.
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
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For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Michelle Hendrix, Team Leader via (03) 7022 1*** or ***************@.
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the str ictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on Thursday, 12 March 2026.