Senior Social Worker - Charters Towers State High School and Richmond Hill State School

Senior Social Worker - Charters Towers State High School and Richmond Hill State School

Permanent

job

recruited via Department of Education and Training (Queensland) (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)

Job Reference QLD/NQR673069/25P

Closing date January 18, 2026

Location Townsville region

Status

Permanent

Contact

0499 189 252

About this job

About the Role

As the Senior Social Worker, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of students and their families. You will provide professional supervision, leadership, and advocacy to social workers within the region, ensuring the delivery of high-quality social work services in schools.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing professional mental health and social welfare assessments, interventions, and follow-up support for students and families, including those in schools with complex needs.
• Offering leadership and expertise in specialised clinical areas to social workers, promoting safe and effective service delivery.
• Collaborating with school and regional teams to coordinate internal and external support for students with mental health and social/emotional concerns.
• Supporting the improvement of social work services by reviewing policies, evaluating programs, and providing recommendations to senior advisors.
• Responding to critical incidents and emergencies as part of the school and regional response team.

This role would suit a compassionate and experienced social worker with a passion for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students and their families.

About You

The following traits would be beneficial:

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills to support and develop social work teams.
• Experience in providing mental health and social welfare assessments and interventions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams and inter-agency networks.
• Proficiency in developing and maintaining accurate records and reporting systems.
• Experience in responding to critical incidents and emergencies in educational or community settings.

Interested? To Apply

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
• Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Application Downloads

Applicant Information Package.pdf

NQR673069_25 - Role Description.pdf

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