Casual Social Work Allied Health Assistant

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Allied Health Assistant Social Work
• Casual position 
• Allied Health Assistant Grade 2 (IN29)
• Bayside Health - Alfred Care Group Social Work Service
• Great staff benefits!

The Department

Bayside Health - Alfred Care Group Social Work Service operates across The Alfred, Caulfield and Sandringham Hospitals. The Social Work Service is aligned to the Bayside Health strategic goals and operational performance targets. The Social Work Service includes approximately 52 EFT (operational reports) with an additional 70 EFT (professional reports) who provide interventions to inpatients and outpatients across all Alfred Health clinical programs. 

The Social Work Service is committed to the teaching and ongoing professional education of staff and students, research and quality improvement activities. All Social Work staff must meet the profession’s competency-based minimum standards of practice at all times and must be eligible for AASW registration.

The Alfred Care Group's  Social Work Service provides the workforce to each clinical program and therefore supports each clinical program meeting performance targets including patient experience, access, and elective surgery and waitlist management measures.

The Role

An exciting opportunity exists for an Allied Health Assistant to join the dynamic team, becoming part of a supportive department committed to excellence and innovation. This position involves providing Allied Health Assistant support to the Social Work Service, predominantly at The Alfred and Caulfield Hospital across all wards as designated by the Team leader. The candidate will work as part of a motivated team where responsibilities include the organisation and communication of a range of administrative and patient related activities. The Allied Health Assistant works closely with the interdisciplinary team to provide a flexible and responsive service that works to meet each client’s identified therapeutic and discharge goals.

Key Skills Required

The Allied Health Assistant Role is responsible for:

• Assisting with paperwork relevant to patient discharge planning where complex engagement by social work is required such as referral so VPTAS, HARP, ACAS, TCP & MAC and an understanding of NDIS supports would be advantageous 
• Assisting social workers in communicating with service providers and making referrals to external service providers.
• Sourcing, collating, maintaining and updating ward and department resources including Council resources, meal options, and Centrelink information accommodation options.
• Ensuring confidential client records are kept in accordance with relevant legislation.
• Effectively managing reception desk enquiries from patients, other hospital staff and visitors, and accepting delivery of goods as and when required.  
• Maintaining departmental forms and Social Work resources (including ensuring an adequate supply of, VCAT forms, Centrelink and Aged Care Packs).
• Maintaining resource files and active management and maintenance of online resources to create an easily accessible online resource file.
• Keeping up-to-date statistics on Cerner.

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia

• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability

• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership

• Enjoy excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport (pre-tax memberships)

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Carly Maxwell on 9076 3026.

Applications close 11pm AEST, Thursday 3rd September 2026. 

This position may require you to work at The Alfred, Caulfield Hospital or Sandringham Hospital when required. Please only apply for this role if you meet the key skills outlined above. 

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.