Mental Health Social Worker jobs in Mildura, VIC

Mental Health Social Worker work in Mildura, VIC

Mental Health Social Worker roles in Mildura, VIC sit within ongoing workforce shortages across all disciplines. Geographic isolation is a recruitment challenge. Cultural competency for Aboriginal and CALD communities is important. Murray PHN incentives and rural allowances apply. 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.

Mildura Base Hospital and the Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) are the principal providers of mental health care in the Sunraysia region. Public mental health services in the Mallee are managed under the Murray PHN and Mildura Base Hospital's mental health program, covering a wide geographic catchment that extends across north-west Victoria and into South Australia and NSW.

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 Mildura, VIC

• Mildura Base Hospital
• Sunraysia Community Health Services
• Mallee District Aboriginal Services
• Murray PHN
• Mind Australia
• Headspace Mildura
• Uniting (Vic/Tas)