Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Job Description

As an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (Health and Wellness Advisor), you’ll be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team that lives our values of Integrity, Compassion, Determination and Thriving Together.

You will bring clinical expertise, compassion, and practical problem‑solving skills to help clients overcome psychosocial and mental health challenges that may be impacting their ability to find or sustain employment. Your work will contribute to stronger wellbeing, stability and long‑term independence for clients across the community.

In This Role, You Will:

• Conduct psychosocial and mental health assessments to identify barriers and strengths
• Provide evidence based counselling and brief interventions (e.g.CBT-informed approaches, strengths-based practice, solution focused therapy, motivational interviewing)
• Deliver psychoeducation and practical strategies to support wellbeing and resilience
• Support clients to sustain employment and navigate workplace challenges
• Liaise with medical practitioners, community organisations, and external services
• Work closely with Job Coaches and internal partners to support clients’ goals
• Maintain accurate case notes and documentation in line with quality and compliance standards
• Contribute to training, wellbeing, and capacity building initiatives for staff and employers‑building initiatives for staff and employers

Qualifications

You will bring:

• Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) status or eligibility for this level
• Strong clinical judgement and experience in psychosocial assessment
• Experience working with complex presentations and diverse client groups
• Commitment to evidence‑based practice and client‑centred care
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Good organisational and reporting abilities
• A current Australian driver’s licence
• We welcome Social Workers from community mental health, disability services, hospitals, youth services, employment programs, EAP, NDIS, family services and similar settings.

Additional Information

We believe in supporting you, so you can support others.

Enjoy benefits including:

• Board‑approved supervision and regular peer support sessions
• Structured development programs and access to MedHealth Academy
• Paid professional development + clear career pathways
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave and wellbeing support through our EAP
• Flexible work options, including telehealth where appropriate
• Salary packaging, Fitness Passport, and purchased leave options
• All the tools and tech you need to thrive in your role

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.