Community Mental Health Practitioner

- Deliver outreach support to empower people experiencing mental health challenges to achieve their recovery goals and live independently
- Full-time role until 30 June 2027, with the option of part-time (4 days per week) for the right candidate
- Base Salary from $76,372 (pro-rata) + Super 12% & Benefits
- Outreach-base role across the East Gippsland region | Monday to Friday

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress 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 seeking an empathetic, self-motivated Community Mental Health Practitioner for a fixed-term, full-time opportunity until 30 June 2027, delivering outreach support across the East Gippsland region. In this role, you will support people living with mental ill-health in the community to achieve their recovery goals, build confidence, strengthen social connections, and live independently. The role involves outreach support combined with administration duties that can be performed from home.

This opportunity is ideal for someone already based in the East Gippsland region or willing to relocate. A company car will be provided for travel.

About the service

The Early Intervention Psychological Support Response Service (EIPSRS) provides tailored, person-centred recovery support for people living with mental ill-health. Offering up to 12 months of individualised, tiered support, services include one-on-one outreach, individual support, and group programs. EIPSRS helps people enhance recovery, achieve wellbeing goals, build life skills, maintain housing, strengthen relationships, connect with community, and live safely and independently.

Key responsibilities

- Deliver high quality outreach services, case managed responses and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
- Plan and deliver group programs that aid people to build their skills and focus on recovery.
- Use strengths-based, recovery-oriented approaches to help people develop daily living skills, capacity, and resilience.
- Provide information and mentoring to people to establish connections with community, families and carers, create networks and access to relevant services.
- Collaborate with a range of services, families and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to people’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

- Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
- Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
- Experience applying therapeutic approaches such as trauma-informed care, cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and family-inclusive practice.
- Ability to co-design, co-produce, and co-facilitate groups and educational programs.
- Willingness and ability to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccinations (3 doses required).

Benefits

- Salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a. plus 50% remote area benefits for eligible living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage interest, utilities).
- Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International,for you and your immediate family members.
- Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 498069. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Thursday 18 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:

Steve Hampton, Service Manager – EIPSRS Regional

Steve.Hampton@mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

PD Community Mental Health Practitioner (EIPSRS) 20240820.pdf

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

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