Join a community‑focused team where your social work skills genuinely support adults living with severe mental illness. As a Social Worker in Toowoomba, you'll work alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide practical, evidence‑based support to consumers, carers and families, helping them navigate challenges and strengthen their recovery. This role is an opportunity to do person‑centred work and create meaningful connection with the local community.
What Your Day Will Look Like…
As a Social Worker in Toowoomba you'll carry out assessments, provide therapeutic interventions and coordinate case management tailored to each person's needs. You'll collaborate closely with clinicians, advocate for consumers and contribute to service planning and improvement activities. You'll also share your knowledge with students or early‑career staff and participate in community forums when required. Whether you're supporting a family through a difficult moment, liaising with external agencies or refining a care plan, your work will reflect the values of Darling Downs Health.
Let's talk about you
* 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 leaveEmployee Assistance Program (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.
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Occupational group: Psychology, Counselling & Social Work
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