Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Lvl 1/2
Remuneration: 76364 - 108943 full-time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ673788
Location: Westmead
Applications Close: Midnight on 5 July 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Alison Berg on [email protected]
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to connect with our Aboriginal Workforce, please email [email protected]
At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.
As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.
The Sydney Childrens Hospitals Network Aboriginal Health Directorate is committed to supporting your professional growth and development. You will be joining a growing workforce that is creating change and strengthening culturally responsive care for Aboriginal Children and families.
This is an exciting new position supporting children, young people and their families accessing care across the new wards at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. The role involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams as well as with the broader Social Work Department. The Social Work Department is committed to providing best practice care and support to children, young people and their families as well to the ongoing development of a positive work place and learning culture
Whilst this position is open to all individuals, it is targeted to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people under section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply and consideration will be given to suitable Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants to promote equal or improved access.
What you'll be doing
The primary focus of the position is to provide a comprehensive social work service to children, young people, and their families who are referred from the relevant clinical area. This includes the provision of psychosocial assessment, counselling, and advocacy. The service incorporates individual, family, and group work, as well as program development. The social worker is an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.
Additional Benefits (for eligible employees): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)
How to Apply:
Click ‘Apply Online’ and submit your application including:
- Eligibility for AASW membership preferably with post graduate experience in social work practice with families and children and/or in health context.
- Demonstrated skills in crisis intervention, assessment and counselling and a commitment to evidence-based practice.
- Understanding of the issues facing children and their families when confronted with illness and disability and possessing knowledge of the relevant community support services.
- Demonstrated capacity to build professional and therapeutic relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and written communication skills
- Capacity to share after hours and weekend on call duties.
- Competent computer skills and ability to adapt to new IT systems.
