Social Worker MHPARC
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 2/3 (Dependent on Qualifications and Experience)
Remuneration: $95131 - $120680 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ654556
Location: Broken Hill
It's not that far away. Only a 3 hour drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia!
- Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference with big impact?
- Join a team that is passionate, inclusive and supportive
- Experience the lifestyle, with more affordable living and the unique scenery and culture that is Broken Hill
Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can’t wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.
What you'll be doing
- To deliver high-quality, person-centred clinical interventions and psychosocial support to individuals receiving care across Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) inpatient services, including the Mental Health Prevention and Rehabilitation Centre (MHPARC) and the Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit.
- Work within a multidisciplinary team to support consumers through all stages of their recovery and rehabilitation journey by addressing psychosocial needs, facilitating access to community supports, enhancing coping strategies, and promoting functional recovery.
- The role includes comprehensive assessment, therapeutic engagement, care coordination, discharge planning, and advocacy, with a strong focus on recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive practice.
- Level 2 social workers operate under general professional supervision and are developing their expertise in complex clinical practice.
- Level 3 social workers work more autonomously, provide advanced clinical interventions, demonstrate leadership within the team, and may provide supervision and support to less experienced staff or students.
What is on offer
- Fitness Passport
- 5 weeks paid annual leave per year (pro-rata)
- Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
- Novated leasing
- A paid allocated day off (ADO) every month
- Leaning and Development support with access to further education & training
- A comfortable and affordable lifestyle with some of the best food, wine and scenery at your doorstep
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
About Broken Hill
A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries (more than pubs)! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its livability.
With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible:
- Bachelor Social Work and eligible for registration with AHPRA or eligibility for full membership of Australian Association of Social Work (AASW) with previous experience meeting criteria for level 2 or 3 under the NSW Health Service Professional (State) award along with a minimum of 3 years clinical experience as a social worker
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in social work and mental health, drug, and alcohol service provision, including advanced clinical reasoning and ability to apply professional judgement on complex or critical tasks autonomously.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in work health and safety, clinical governance, and quality improvement with the proven ability to lead change to achieve outcomes.
- Demonstrated commitment to work and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers and their families to enhance health outcomes.
- Evidence of participation in own professional development and commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills together with willingness to apply and share professional expertise with colleagues and students.
- Demonstrated leadership in effective communication through the use of information technology, written and verbal interpersonal skills with the ability to identify key messages, issues or concerns when communicating with others.
- Current license to drive in NSW.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Tahlia Guerin on tahlia.guerin@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 4th May 2026
Stepping Up
The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health.
If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
