Social Worker Grade 3 - Infant Child & Youth Mental Health

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Part-time (0.8EFT/60.8 hrs/fn) commencing January 2027 to January 2028
• Social Worker Grade 3
• Based in Moorabbin
• Create a team culture and performance that is based on hope, optimism and a recovery framework

What's in it for you

• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
• Work in a team that celebrates neurodiversity 
• Diverse and stimulating work including with parents, families and schools  

ABOUT US

Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) is friendly to infants, children, young people and their families/carers.  

We provide accessible mental health services inclusive of family, friends and support networks.  

We are a specialist, multi-disciplinary and intensive care mental health service incorporating the lived and living experience of family peer specialists and youth peer workers.  

Our service is divided into two streams 0-11 and 12-26 years and includes specialist services in the areas of perinatal care, neurodevelopmental presentations, eating disorders and outreach support. 

Here at Alfred Care Group our staff share they are proud of the workplace at ICYAMHWS, including shared values and attitudes, inclusion of diversity, company culture, innovation and impact, and career growth. ICYAMHWS staff feel working at ICYAMHWS is meaningful as they experience a sense of connection in what they do, express feeling valued in the work they undertake, and that they are making a difference. We pride ourselves on taking care of their staff by providing support, supervision, reflective practice, education and professional development, whilst challenging them to grow.  

If you want to build a career in a team that adopts a family focused and systemic lens, and one which values respect, partnership and integrity, then click below to learn more about this job opportunity 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Clinician sits within a multidisciplinary team in the Mental Health & Intellectual Disability Initiative for Youth (MHIDI-Y) Team, which is a part of the Neurodevelopmental Stream at Bayside Health, Alfred Infant, Child & Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. 

In this role, you will work with the multidisciplinary team and provide direct case management, assessment and group work as well working therapeutically with young people, associated child-focused parent work and support for the system of care around the young person.

WHAT YOU’VE GOT

• Approved tertiary qualifications and eligibility for membership with AASW
• Skills and experience as evidenced by 2 or more years post qualifying experience within Mental Health Services, paediatric/adolescent experience, and MH experience would be desirable
• Experience in working with children, young people and families with dual disability and relevant stakeholders to support successful transitions through early life stages
• Australian working rights and current Influenza vaccination
• Current Victorian Driver's License
• Current Working with Children Check or willing to obtain one and be willing to undergo a Background Check

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car (subject to availability) and bike parking opportunities
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
• Located close to public transport and cafes

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

If this sounds like you, click the APPLY button, including your resume and cover letter. 

For more information regarding the position, please contact Eloise Hughes on ph: 0419 770 067

Applications close: 11pm AEDT, Sunday 29th November 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.