• Part time, 0.7 EFT (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday), ongoing role
• Parkville location, close to public transport options 
• $104,135.20 - $118,981.20 (pro rata)+ penalty rates + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

We are one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.  Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the team

The Social Work team aims to improve the health and wellbeing of women and babies attending the Women’s, and embraces a view of women’s health that is holistic and considers women’s social, physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing. Our Social Workers are connected with a range of other groups including maternity, women’s health clinic and gynaecology. 

About the role

As the Weekend  Social Worker you’ll be a valued member of the Women’s Social Work team.  You will be an experienced and skilled Social Worker with consolidated psychosocial assessment and planning skills and use evidence to inform practice to enable you to effectively manage referrals and provide secondary consultations.

You will respond to referrals, providing bereavement support, manage child protection issues and family violence related incidents and risk, assess patient needs, coordinate resources, facilitate communication between patients and medical staff, and assist with discharge planning.

Key responsibilities will see you:

• Provide quality patient focused care to patients using evidence-based clinical skills relating to psychosocial assessment, interventions including crisis intervention, short-term counselling, bereavement care, advocacy, community liaison, referral and discharge planning.
• Have a strong understanding of service systems such as Family Violence, Child Protection, My Aged Care, Addiction Medicine, Mental Health, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based service delivery.
• Provide appropriate secondary consultation and support to clinicians regarding child and family risk issues to achieve high quality and safe outcomes.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of women and their families with a view to achieving desired patient outcomes

In this role you’ll work  Friday to Monday to allow for comprehensive handover, and follow up with patient work to be completed. On occasion, you’ll be required to provide cover on public holidays. Weekend and public holiday penalty rates apply.

About you

You will be someone with excellent interpersonal and communication skills who has the ability to build strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. 

You’ll bring with you:

• Qualifications as a Social Worker with 7 years post qualifying experience, as well as meeting eligibility requirements for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Demonstrated high level of understanding of the principles of trauma informed care when working with victim/survivors of family violence and sexual assault
• Experience and ability to work autonomously and to provide an advanced social work service and range of interventions to patients and families in crisis situations including family violence, child protection, trauma and bereavement
• Advanced time management, administrative and organisational skills

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning.  We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day.  We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave (pro-rata) and 17.5% leave loading

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health. 

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information please view the Position Description.

If you have any enquiries, please contact Dimitria Katsikis on 03 8345 3071 or Dimitria.Katsikis@thewomens.org.au

Application closing date: 8 July 2026