
▷ Immediate Start: Lead Practitioner
2 days ago
Draw on your lived expertise to support service users and provide practice leadership to a multidisciplinary interprofessional team
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 the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 45 years.
We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.
About the role
The Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing services, otherwise known as “Locals”, act as a front door to the mental health service system and provides a continuum of care and support including clinical interventions, wellbeing supports, and therapeutic support through an integrated mental health and alcohol and other drug framework approach.
We are seeking a self-motivated, resilient Lead Practitioner (Health Justice) for a Fixed Term (to June 2026), Full-Time opportunity to work within the Bendigo area. In this role you will provide practice leadership and direction to a multidisciplinary interprofessional team within the Local regarding our evidence-based health justice approach. The Lead Practitioner (Health Justice) will provide practice development leadership to the Peer Workforce and the peer work discipline. This will include peer supervision, reflective practice and community of practice. The Lead Practitioner (Health Justice) will have a strong interest and passion for social justice, health justice, equity and equality.
Key responsibilities
- Willingness to utilise your own lived experience of mental ill health, alcohol and other drugs challenges and recovery to inform your work and the work of the team.
- Draw on Mind’s Peer Work Framework, Model of Peer Work and broader lived experience knowledge bases to guide your work/practice.
- Provide training and upskilling to all staff within the Local through the creation and facilitation of professional development workshops, especially regarding the peer work discipline and health justice approach.
- Coach and mentor Peer Practitioners and Community Mental Health Practitioners to provide quality support to people accessing the service.
- Provide direct specialised services beyond those of the Peer Practitioners and Community Mental Health Practitioners.
What you’ll bring
- Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/or Advanced training will also be considered as an alternative to tertiary qualifications.
- Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Justice Studies, Peer Work, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Community Welfare or other health related field as designated by Mind.
- Proven experience in Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Justice is required.
- Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health challenges, AOD challenges, legal issues, complex needs and with their families, carers and supporters.
- Proven capability to coach, mentor and develop a team to achieve best quality service outcomes including experience in the provision of professional supervision.
What we Offer
- Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, childcare, car leasing expenses etc.)
- Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
- Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, and Monthly Accumulated Day off (Full time employees).
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
- Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.
- Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor.
Mind is an equal opportunity employer and is 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.
Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion. We encourage 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.
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