
Social Worker
- Kogarah, NSW, Australia, 2217
- Fixed Term - Time Specific
- Closing on: Nov 3 2025
Social Worker - Calvary Kogarah
- Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
- Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
- Fixed term, full time, approx. 12 months position
- Remuneration: $38.35 to $52.83
- Application closing date: 3rd November 2025
About the role:
Plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within Palliative Care in order to provide high quality Social Work care to patients across the Palliative Care Service at Calvary Health Care Kogarah consistent with Calvary, NSW Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards. This role includes responsibilities for supervision, quality improvement initiatives, education delivery to other health care professionals and the teaching of students on clinical placement.
About you:
- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Professional and Associated Staff Agreement 2022, eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers and demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning and a current driver's licence.
- Extensive post graduate Social Work clinical experience in a Palliative Care caseload
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high level clinical advice, education and support to others in providing service excellence.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes.
- Demonstrated active participation in developing, implementing, and reporting on services.
- Ability to work within the Mission and Values of Calvary.
For further information please contact Erick Rojas, Social Work Head of Department on erick.rojas@health.nsw.gov.au
Why work for Calvary?
At Calvary, our staff matter.
With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.
Your benefits:
- NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training, development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you
As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.
Please note the following:
- As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
- You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella.
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