Mental Health Social Worker jobs in Albury, NSW

Mental Health Social Worker work in Albury, NSW

Mental Health Social Worker roles in Albury, NSW sit within good demand for community mental health, nursing, and allied health roles. Cross-border experience is valued. Specialist roles (psychiatry, clinical psychology) are harder to fill. Murray PHN commissions services across both states. mental health social worker positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

Social workers in mental health bring a holistic, person-in-environment perspective to practice. They provide counselling, case management, advocacy, and practical support — helping people navigate housing, financial hardship, family relationships, and access to services alongside their mental health treatment.

Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) operates as a cross-border integrated health service, delivering public mental health services on both sides of the Murray River. Mental health inpatient and community services are provided across Albury Base Hospital (NSW) and Wodonga Hospital (VIC), with community mental health teams serving the broader regional catchment.

Qualifications typically required

• AASW-accredited Bachelor or Masters of Social Work
• AASW full membership
• Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) credential for clinical therapy roles
• NDIS Worker Screening Check for community roles

Key employers in Albury, NSW

• Albury Wodonga Health
• Albury Base Hospital
• headspace Albury
• Murray PHN
• EACH
• Mind Australia
• Uniting (NSW)
• Border Care