Mental Health Social Worker jobs in Bundaberg, QLD

Mental Health Social Worker work in Bundaberg, QLD

Mental Health Social Worker roles in Bundaberg, QLD sit within consistent vacancies across clinical and community roles. AOD, crisis, and complex case management are high-demand areas. Rural incentives commonly offered. Strong NDIS support sector growth. 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.

Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service provides public mental health services across the Wide Bay region, including inpatient and community mental health care based at Bundaberg Hospital. The service covers a broad geographic catchment including Hervey Bay, Maryborough, and surrounding rural areas, with community mental health teams operating from multiple sites.

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 Bundaberg, QLD

• Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service
• Bundaberg Hospital
• headspace Bundaberg
• Wide Bay PHN
• Lives Lived Well
• UnitingCare Queensland
• Centacare