Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $97,955 - $111,142
Grade: AH3
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Hume
Reference: VG/DE/SRS/1894547
As part of an area-based Health Wellbeing and Inclusion Workforce (HWIW) you will work collaboratively to help build the capability of schools to support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing and support schools to address the barriers that impact on student(s) access, preparation, and progress towards their educational goals and developmental potential. SSS achieve this through the provision of a range of assessments, strategies, and specialised support at individual, group, and school levels.
This is a fixed term full-time position to 30/06/2028 within the Student Support Services Inner East Team based at the Glen Waverley Regional Office.
As an AH3 Social Worker you will also be required to manage a varied caseload, undertake the health and wellbeing key contact function, respond to incidents within schools and contribute to capability building within schools
You will provide a range of social work supports to school-aged students to improve student learning and wellbeing. You will have highly developed communication, networking, and interpersonal skills that enable you to liaise effectively with a range of people in the education community and beyond.
If you're passionate about supporting workforces and schools to manage complex student behaviour, helping students achieve their educational goals, and coordinating with other professionals to achieve student outcomes, then this role is for you. You'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on young learners from diverse backgrounds by supporting their social, emotional, behavioural, and educational development. Your specialist expertise as a Social Worker, coupled with knowledge of student wellbeing issues and skills in providing consultation to a variety of stakeholders within the education community, will be highly regarded.
You will have access to a broad range of benefits including:
We know that the success of our State depends on the success of our people. If you are driven by a desire to contribute to the big picture, and the future success of our children and our State, then a career working in our SSS allied health workforce is for you.
Required: A graduate or post-graduate qualification in Social Work and eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), as well as a current Australian Drivers' Licence and a current Working with Children Check (WWCC).
In your application, please ensure that you address the Key Selection Criteria.
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Cathy Stamos via 0436 928 908.
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on 24th November 2025.