Social Worker – Hold Space. Build Trust. Be the Advocate Families Deserve.

🌈Come work where you're valued not for fixing, but for holding space, empowering families, and making real change alongside neurodivergent children.

At The Neuro Nest, we believe that connection is healing. That advocacy is a form of care. That families don’t need saving, they need support.

We're seeking a qualified and compassionate Social Worker who wants to work in a neuro-affirming, relational, and strengths-based team. This is a role for someone who can hold complexity, offer calm, and gently walk with families navigating the many systems around them.

You’ll bring insight, integrity, and emotional presence. We’ll give you space, trust, and a team that has your back.

Who We Are

The Neuro Nest is a multidisciplinary, values-driven practice supporting neurodivergent children, teens, young adults and their families with creative, affirming and wraparound care. We prioritise:

Trauma-informed, relationship-first supports

Empowerment, autonomy and advocacy for children and families

Family systems thinking, community connection, and practical problem-solving

Safety, sustainability, and compassion for both participants and clinicians

We’re not ticking boxes. We’re building trust.

What You’ll Do

As our Social Worker, you’ll offer:

Neruo Nest sessions 1:1 with participants in a group environment

Holiday program community outings and engagement

Psychosocial support and emotional processing for parents/carers

Case coordination and care navigation

Systems advocacy (NDIS, schools, services, medical teams)

Family-focused goal setting and capacity building

Safety planning and trauma-informed relational support

Collaboration with our OTs, Psychs, Speechies & Educators

You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring our participants feel supported as whole people, not just “therapy cases”.

You’ll Be a Great Fit If You:

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Hold a relevant qualification and are eligible for AASW membership

Bring experience (or strong interest) in child/family work, neurodivergence or trauma

Have strong interpersonal, reflective and boundary-setting skills

Are able to support clients navigating complex systems like NDIS, schools or health

Value collaboration, creativity, and emotional honesty

What You’ll Get at The Neuro Nest

⏰True flexibility– casual, part-time or full-time options

🧠Peer Supportthat honours your emotional labour

🤝Collaborative practice– work alongside a warm interdisciplinary team

🌈Affirming, inclusive environmentfor neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, and culturally diverse clients and staff

🪺A workplace that sees you– as a human first, not just a professional

We are based in Raymond Terrace with optional hybrid or outreach support depending on interest.

Please submit your CV and a cover letter to Moira by clicking the apply now buttpn.

**We know social workers are often the glue, the grounding force, and the quiet advocates in the background.**At The Neuro Nest, you won’t be backgrounded, you'll be celebrated.

🫶If you're ready for a role where you can slow down, show up, and support families with care and clarity, this is it.

COME FIND YOUR PLAY, YOUR PEOPLE, YOUR PLACE!