Join our dynamic team as a Social Worker in Bendigo and make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people. You will support those facing a range of barriers to learning, helping them achieve their full educational and developmental potential.
The Department of Education has an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join the Student Support Services team in Bendigo.
Employment type: This is Part time 0.6FTE, Ongoing position.
What can the Department of Education offer?
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Flexible work options promoting work/life balance
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Generous professional learning budget
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Mentoring and peer supervision supported by an embedded supervision framework
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Work with a diverse range of children and young people
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Supportive team culture
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Access to fleet vehicles to support your travel & engagement with schools
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Generous leave entitlements, including purchasing additional leave, study leave, professional development leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, parental leave with no waiting period;
- Victorian Public Service entitlements that include opportunities for working across programs, mobility payments, secondments and leadership development opportunities
What is the role?
The purpose of Student Support Services (SSS) is to assist children and young people facing a range of barriers to learning to achieve their educational and developmental potential through the provision of a range of strategies and specialised support at individual, group, school and Area levels. SSS comprise a broad range of Allied Health professionals including psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers and occupational therapists.
The successful applicant will be a valuable member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for providing a flexible service across 4 priorities areas of critical incidents, acute issues/complex cases, prevention/capability building and short to medium term intervention. This work will involve a range of formal and informal assessments and interventions as well as providing significant collaborative networking opportunities with local service providers.
This role involves collaboration with other SSS team members to provide assessment, consultation, support, and program advice to improve teaching, learning and wellbeing strategies for students requiring support. Other key components of the role include highly developed communication skills including report-writing, networking, and interpersonal skills that enable effective liaison with a range of people in the education community and beyond, and the ability to work autonomously.
If you are passionate about child and adolescent development, trauma informed practices, complex presentations and consulting with educational staff around behavioural and environmental adjustments to support learning engagement, and like working in a collaborative multidisciplinary team - then a role in the SSS is the job for you.
Mandatory Qualifications:
Social Worker: A graduate or post-graduate degree in social work or equivalent; eligibility for membership of the Australia Association of Social Workers
Applications will only be considered if the Key Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description are addressed. Candidates must possess a current Australian Drivers' Licence and Working with Children Check.
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
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact
Lenka Schirmer via email
[email protected]and/or
0437 739 872.
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 strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on Wednesday, 29 July 2026
