▷ Immediate Start Community Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

Coach and inspire a team to deliver holistic outreach services to clients with mental ill health supporting recovery and wellbeing

Fixed Term, Full Time position with Company Car (business use only)

Gippsland Region

About Mind Australia

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

The Early Intervention Psychological Support Response Service (EIPSRS) provides a person-centred approach to recovery which is tailored to meet the needs of people living with mental ill health in the community. EIPSRS provides an individualised, tiered program of recovery support of up to 12 months delivered to clients with the level of engagement determined by their needs, services include individual support, one-on-one outreach services and group work. The services are designed to enhance recovery, achieve wellbeing goals, build capacity and life skills, maintain sustainable housing, improve relationships with families and carers, develop social and community connections, and live safely and independently in the community.

We are seeking a compassionate, experienced Lead Practitioner to work in the Gippsland Region for a Fixed Term, Full Time opportunity. You will provide practice leadership and coach a team to deliver assertive person-centred outreach services to help clients achieve recovery goals, build capacity and living skills, strengthen social and community connections, maintain housing and live independently. As this position requires travel a fully maintained company car is provided for business use.

Key responsibilities

- Coach and mentor a team to deliver high quality outreach services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
- Work with clients to enable them to develop independent living skills and a meaningful life by supporting them through a strength-focused, staged approach to recovery using agreed practice techniques and approaches.
- Promote systemic change by identifying opportunities for service system improvement from individual client work and strengthening community partnerships to encourage innovative and collective solutions.
- Participate in building a strong team that is built on inclusiveness and respectfulness operating with a high level of professional management in a complex and demanding environment.
- Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders including opinion leaders, community groups, diverse communities, service providers, partners, government agencies, referral sources and other organisations relevant to the work.
- Make linkages and build relationships and referral pathways to maintain or create a range of local supports for clients that facilitate them living the life of their choosing in their own community.

What you’ll bring

- Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Peer Work, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health related field as designated by Mind.
- Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health issues, complex needs and with their families and carers.
- Proven experience in Community Services, Mental Health, Disability, Social Welfare, Housing, Healthcare or Government sectors is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the application of theoretical approaches, practices and appropriate service responses including family inclusive practice, trauma informed theory, cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing and harm reduction therapy.
- Proven capability to coach, mentor and develop a team to achieve best quality service outcomes including experience in the provision of professional supervision.

Benefits

- 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).
- Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.
- Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 498078. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Tuesday 7 October 2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as the advertisement may close early if a suitable candidate is identified. Please contact the person below for more information.

Steve Hampton, Service Manager – EIPSRS Regional

Steve.Hampton@mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

PD Lead Practitioner (EIPSRS) 20230630.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.

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@mindaustralia.org.au

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