Mental Health Social Worker jobs in Toowoomba, QLD

Mental Health Social Worker work in Toowoomba, QLD

Mental Health Social Worker roles in Toowoomba, QLD sit within steady demand across clinical and community roles. Rural outreach positions are consistently available. Agricultural and mining workforce mental health, AOD, and youth mental health are active areas. 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.

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) provides public mental health services across South West Queensland, including inpatient care at Toowoomba Hospital, community mental health teams, and acute crisis services. The DDHHS catchment is geographically vast, extending to remote communities in South West Queensland, and includes significant rural outreach service delivery.

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 Toowoomba, QLD

• Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service
• Toowoomba Hospital
• headspace Toowoomba
• Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN
• Lives Lived Well
• UnitingCare Queensland
• University of Southern Queensland