Social Worker - Community Palliative Care

Employer: Echuca Regional Health
Location: Echuca
Type:  Part Time, Permanent
Closing Date:  3 March 2026

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We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Social Worker (Grade 2 or Grade 3) to join our Community Palliative Care team. This role provides psychosocial assessment, counselling, advocacy, and care coordination for individuals, families, and carers affected by life-limiting illness and bereavement. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support quality of life, dignity, and informed decision-making across the palliative care continuum.

Echuca Regional Health (ERH) proudly serves the Shire of Campaspe and Murray River Council, with Echuca and Moama located side by side on the banks of the iconic Murray River. As the largest employer in the region with over 1,000 staff, ERH offers a wide range of hospital, aged care, and community health services, and is growing as a sub-regional teaching health service. Whether you're seeking a career change, a lifestyle shift, or both—ERH provides genuine opportunities for growth, development, and making a difference in a welcoming regional community.

Selection Criteria

You would require the following to be eligible:

• Recognized bachelor’s or master's degree in social work and eligible for registration as a Social Worker with The Australian Association of Social Work (AASW). 
• Minimum of five years’ experience as a Social Worker, with at least three (3) years’ experience in palliative care or related fields including: oncology, chronic conditions, mental health, or aged care. 
• Ability to lead advanced psychosocial assessment and intervention across the palliative care continuum, managing highly complex, high‑risk presentations and providing expert consultation to the multidisciplinary team 
• Ability to provided senior-level coordination and advocacy to address barriers to care, supports vulnerable populations, and leads crisis and risk management. 
• Ability to provide clinical supervision, specialist bereavement support, and advanced education for patients, families, and staff. 
• Contributes to culturally safe practice, service development, governance activities, and the training of students and early‑career practitioners

What is offered

This role offers the following opportunities:

• Part-time, Permanent (16 hours per week) 
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive and experienced leadership
• Health and wellbeing programs
• Career progression and skill development opportunities
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program for staff and family
• Free onsite parking
• Free staff vaccinations