Social Worker - Senior
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service – Toowoomba
About the role
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of people experiencing mental health crises?
Darling Downs Health is seeking a compassionate and experienced Senior Social Worker to join our multidisciplinary team.
This role offers the chance to work across emergency and community settings, where your expertise will help shape better outcomes for adults in acute distress.
What Your Day Will Look Like
You'll provide expert care to adults in crisis, working across the emergency department and community settings to deliver timely, person-centred mental health support.
Your day will involve complex assessments, collaborative decision-making, and leading service improvements that make a real impact.
As a senior clinician, you'll also mentor others and contribute to shaping the future of mental health care at Darling Downs Health.
Qualities we're looking for
Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to speak up.
Why Us?
Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland.
We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff.
We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breast screens.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace.
We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.
DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.
Benefits
Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
A diverse work culture
Career development
Professional development opportunities
Education opportunities, study and research
Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Discounted private health insurance
Fitness passport
Work-life balance, variety and flexibility
Generous salary sacrificing
Next Step
Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.
Additional Information
Occupational group: Psychology, Counselling & Social Work.
Seniority level: Mid-senior level.
Employment type: Part-time.
Job function: Health Care Provider.
Industries: Hospitals and Health Care.
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