Calvary Healthcare
Social Worker Level 3
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Social Worker Level 3
Calvary Mater Newcastle
- Temporary full-time role (12-month leave relief)
- Salary Classification: Social Worker Level 3 (year 1-2)
- Remuneration: $58.95 - $60.86 per hour + superannuation + annual leave loading + salary packaging options [https://www.prosperity.com.au/]
- Please note that interviews for this position will be held 17 August 2026
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Worker to join our dedicated team at Calvary Mater Newcastle. In this senior role, you will deliver high-quality clinical services, work closely with multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and help shape the future of social work services within a compassionate and values-driven healthcare environment.
About Calvary Mater Newcastle
We are an Affiliated Health Organisation providing services to both public and private patients primarily from the Hunter New England area. Our health services and clinics include Oncology, Coronary Care and Cardiology, Surgery, Intensive Care, General Medicine, Research, and 24/7 Emergency Care.
We are a world-class leader in research [https://research.calvarymater.org.au] in oncology, toxicology, psychiatry, and palliative care research. Our researchers work in partnership [https://research.calvarymater.org.au/partnerships/] with our nurses, clinicians, and patients, as well as universities, affiliated organisations, and charities, both locally and globally.
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We work together to be a source of healing, hope, and nurturing to the people and communities we serve. As we work, our values are visible in how we act and treat each other. We care for our people by providing a safe, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming work environment that respects each individual and their contribution to our purpose of ‘Being for Others’.
In addition to an enriching work environment, our staff benefit from:
- On-site parking
- Up to $15,900 in salary packaging options [https://www.prosperity.com.au/services/salary-packaging-for-employees] plus extra savings with meal entertainment packaging and novated car leasing
- Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program
- Leave entitlement balances transfer for NSW Health employees
- Gender-neutral parental leave
About You
- Bachelor of Social Work or other equivalent qualification and eligible for membership of the AASW
- Demonstrated advanced knowledge and skills in psychosocial theory and assessment
- Demonstrated ability to work with patients and their carers in times of crisis and those with life-limiting and/or terminal illnesses, including at the end of life
- Demonstrated experience in a hospital setting and ability to undertake high-level assessment and brief intervention skills within this setting
- Demonstrated advanced organisational, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated capacity to provide staff supervision and demonstrated commitment to own personal and professional development
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For further information about this opportunity, please contact Julie Steffner, Director of Allied Health on Julie.Steffner@health.nsw.gov.au [Julie.Steffner@health.nsw.gov.au]
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Click ‘Apply for Job’ and follow the prompts. Please note that applicants must address all selection criteria as part of their application. This role requires the successful applicant to:
- Have unlimited working rights in Australia
- Successfully complete pre-employment checks including reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, and WWCC checks to ensure suitability for the role.
- Provide evidence of immunisation as required for the role.
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