Social Work Team Leader (Grade 3)

Job Description:

• Fitzroy location
• Fixed term parental leave backfill
• Part-time position (3 days per week)
• No after hours or on-call roster

About the Role

Based at St Vincent’s Hospital in Fitzroy, an opportunity currently exists for a Social Work Team Leader to be appointed on a fixed-term basis. To be successful in being offered this role you must have a number of years of experience working across a range of inpatient hospital settings. This position is a job-share team leader position in the Cancer and Chronic Illness Team. As a team leader, you will have highly developed skills in communication, supervision and leadership. In addition to this, you will need advanced assessment, complex risk management and an ability to build and maintain a positive working culture within the team. You will also carry a small clinical caseload.

Main Duties

• Promote high standards of social work service delivery
• Coordinate the operational and service development activities of your allocated team
• Provide supervision to staff and students
• Coordinate or contribute to allocated/agreed portfolios, projects and research activities
• Demonstrate leadership and management skills and provide consultation on complex professional issues within the team
• Provide expert consultation and direction in clinical care and respond to complexity and risk

Classifications for this position will range from SC31 to SC34 ($104,135 - $ 118,981 per annum, pro-rata for part time).

If you would like a copy of the position description, please email Guy Bussenschutt (guy.bussenschutt@svha.org.au)

Your Contribution

• Bachelor Degree or Qualifying Masters in Social Work
• Achieved or working towards a post-graduate Masters of Social Work desirable
• At least 7 years of experience in a hospital setting is essential
• Highly developed leadership and supervision skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with complex, high-risk situations
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• CBD Location, close to Public Transport
• Career development & advancement encouraged
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Social Work Department

The Social Work Department at SVHM is recognised as a leader in developing and delivering best clinical practice to highly vulnerable groups such as people experiencing homelessness, family violence and addiction. In addition to this, SVHM has a widely respected Aboriginal Health Unit and over 10 years of experience in designing a comprehensive clinical model of responding to Elder Abuse. As a social worker at SVHM, your social work values will fit well within an organisation whose mission and strategy clearly sets out its commitment to advocating for vulnerable groups and providing excellent and compassionate health care. With a strong focus on innovative service delivery and continuous practice improvement, you will also benefit from the knowledge and support of a Grade 4 social worker who is dedicated to research and quality improvement.

Working at St Vincent’s St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve. Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM. SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Closing Date:

4 August 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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