Community Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

Provide person-centred supports to young people facing mental health challenges to help them achieve their life goals. Multiple positions available: Part-time & Casual roles with a 24/7 rotating roster. Location: Caboolture. Hourly rate: $38.65 - $41.45 plus 12% super and benefits.

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

Mind Australia is one of Australia’s largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services, supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives. Operating for more than 45 years and employing more than 1,300 staff around Australia, Mind is a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate clients and guide recovery.

About the role

We are looking for empathetic and motivated Community Mental Health Practitioners to join our Youth Residential Services team in Caboolture. You’ll play a vital role in helping young people build independence, develop life skills, and work towards their personal goals in a safe and supportive environment. We have multiple opportunities available, including part-time and casual positions.

We are also recruiting for an identified Community Mental Health Practitioner – Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander role. This position is only open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants and aims to strengthen cultural representation, engagement, and culturally safe practice within our team.

In this role, you will:

- Deliver personalised, recovery-focused support to young people aged 16–21 experiencing mental health challenges.
- Collaborate with young people, families, and carers to support recovery through one-on-one sessions, shared supports, workshops, and group facilitation.
- Work a flexible 24/7 rotating roster, including nights, weekends, and sleepovers, to provide consistent and responsive care.

Key responsibilities

- Support young people to return to their community, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
- Use evidence-based approaches including Motivational Interviewing, Brief Intervention, trauma-informed care, conflict resolution, and family-inclusive practice.
- Plan and deliver group programs to build skills and focus on recovery.
- Engage families and carers through education, referrals, and support.
- Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to people’s recovery goals.
- Contribute to the day to day operations of the residential service through undertaking a range of housekeeping duties.

What you’ll bring

- Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Youth Work, Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or other health-related field.
- Current First Aid and CPR certificates
- Experience supporting young people with complex mental health needs.
- Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care, cognitive behaviour therapy, harm reduction therapy and family inclusive practice.
- Ability to provide proof of vaccination against vaccine preventable diseases or willingness to obtain required vaccinations per Queensland Health partnership.

Benefits

- Generous not-for-profit salary packaging: Up to $15,899 p.a. to reduce taxable income and cover living expenses.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Support for you and your immediate family.
- Fitness Passport: Access to a wide range of fitness facilities for you and your family.
- Professional development: Ongoing training and career growth opportunities

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 498202. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Monday 29 September 2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as the advertisement may close early if a suitable candidate is identified.

For more information, please contact:

Sheridan Argall, Service Manager

Sheridan.Argall at mindaustralia.org.au

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at hr at mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

PD Community Mental Health Practitioner (YSUSD) 20250507.pdf

PD Community Mental Health Practitioner - Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander (YRRS) 20250226.pdf

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, and NDIS Workers Screening Check.

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