Help parents and babies thrive by delivering specialist, trauma-informed alcohol and other drug care within a supportive multidisciplinary team.
Remuneration: $61 - $63 per hour + superannuation + salary packaging
Location: James Fletcher Hospital
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ672125
Applications Close: Monday 20th July 2026
Where you'll be working
The Substance Use in Pregnancy and Parenting Service (SUPPS) is a specialist community-based alcohol and other drug service supporting people experiencing substance use challenges during pregnancy or while parenting a child under two years of age.
SUPPS is a multidisciplinary team of experienced Midwives, Registered Nurses and Social Workers who provide evidence-based care across pregnancy, breastfeeding, parenting, child development and attachment. Working together, the team delivers high-quality clinical care, programs and support with a focus on harm minimisation, healthy family functioning, child development and strengthening parenting skills. Using a trauma-informed approach, SUPPS builds on family strengths while addressing the risks associated with substance use during pregnancy and early parenting.
About the role
As part of this multidisciplinary team, you will provide assessment and treatment for pregnant people and parents experiencing substance use challenges. Your work will include early identification and engagement, comprehensive alcohol and other drug assessments, brief interventions, psychoeducation, harm minimisation, support to reduce substance use and achieve individual goals, referrals to services such as antenatal care, and facilitating review by an Addiction Medicine Specialist when required.
SUPPS provides care across a range of settings, including centre-based appointments, in-reach to local hospitals and home visits. You'll deliver holistic, harm minimisation-focused care while supporting women and their children through the complex challenges associated with substance use.
About you
You will bring extensive clinical experience working therapeutically with people experiencing complex presentations, including problematic substance use, complex trauma, child protection concerns, child development issues, domestic and family violence, grief and loss, family functioning challenges and mental health concerns.
You will have a strong understanding of child protection legislation and policy, with the ability to apply professional and ethical boundaries when managing complex situations. You'll also have outstanding interpersonal skills, sound clinical judgement and the ability to think critically and respond effectively as challenges arise.
Requirements:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
