Social Worker/Case Management
- Help coordinate care for clients with complex health needs.
- Be part of a dedicated multidisciplinary addiction care team.
- Use your skills to guide clients toward recovery and stability.
Join a passionate team to support clients with complex needs, coordinating care and making a real impact within a harm reduction framework.
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $112,396 – $116,038 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: WSLHD Drug Health Services - support to all Drug Health Site might be required.
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond'. and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.
The Drug Health Social Worker provides assessment and care co- ordination of clients, liaison with families and other services to facilitate drug and alcohol treatment within a harm reduction framework. As part of the multidisciplinary Centre for Addiction Medicine Team, the position operates within a harm reduction framework and also acts as a resource supporting colleagues to effectively utalise community health and welfare services and implement care plans for clients with highly complex health and psychosocial needs.
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
- License: Current valid NSW Driver’s License and willingness to travel within and outside the Local Health District as required.
- Qualification: Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW), including the ability to demonstrate practical application of the AASW Code of Ethics. Minimum 3 years post qualification experience.
Selection Criteria:
- Extensive post graduate experience working with clients who have complex drug and alcohol issues including a comprehensive understanding of child protection, homelessness, domestic and family violence, mental illness, and cultural diversity.
- Demonstrated commitment to working and partnering with Aboriginal clients, families and communities as well as improving the health outcomes for socially disadvantaged groups of patients within the local community.
- Demonstrated experience in working within a trauma informed and harm reduction framework.
- Demonstrated experience in crisis intervention, short-term solution focused intervention, complex assessment and care planning.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making, and advocacy skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary and inter- disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with situations of a complex nature. Willing to work across various Drug Health sites as required.
- Demonstrated experience in providing Clinical Supervision, education sessions, facilitating groups. Demonstrated ability to lead Quality Improvement projects.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues, and concerns when communicating with others.
Requisition ID: REQ587495
Applications Close: 5th August 2025
- Find out more about applying for this position.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Irene Kumar on Irene.Kumar@health.nsw.gov.au or on 0438 164 576.
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
