Austin Health’s Older Adult Mental Health Community Team provides person-centred, recovery-oriented care to older adults experiencing, or at risk of, serious mental illness
Job Summary
Austin Health’s Older Adult Mental Health Community Team provides person-centred, recovery-oriented care to older adults experiencing, or at risk of, serious mental illness.
The Senior Social Worker leads complex care planning and coordinates with families, carers, community services, aged care providers, and government agencies to promote dignity, autonomy, and social inclusion.
Working at Austin Health offers generous salary packaging, wellness initiatives, onsite childcare, mentoring, career development opportunities, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Matching Summary
Austin Health’s Older Adult Mental Health Community Team provides person-centred, recovery-oriented care to older adults experiencing, or at risk of, serious mental illness.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
advanced psychosocial assessments
multidisciplinary team collaboration
older adult mental health expertise
complex care planning
community support coordination
Nice-to-have
trauma-informed care
recovery-oriented practice
staff education and mentoring
quality improvement initiatives
cultural safety and health equity
Key Requirements
Approved tertiary qualification in Social Work
Eligibility for Australian Association of Social Workers membership
Minimum 7 years professional social work experience