Social Worker

- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based therapeutic and wellbeing supports to people accessing the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local services
- 2x Permanent position available - 1x Full-Time and 1x Part-Time (30.4 hours per week)
- Cardinia Location

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.

About Mind Australia

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 Mental Health and Wellbeing Local services are a key recommendation from Victoria’s Royal Commission into the mental health service system’s transformation.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local will act as the front door service to the mental health system and will provide 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. These services will have a ‘no wrong door’ policy, ensuring accessibility to all individuals seeking support.

We are seeking two professional, self-motivated Social Workers for two Permanent opportunities – 1x Full Time and 1x Part-Time (30.4 hours per week) to lead, develop and facilitate a variety of targeted group work programs in the Cardinia area. You will utilise expertise to deliver meaningful evidence based, time limited therapies, in response to the needs of people accessing the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local.

Key responsibilities

- Provide support plans and short-term intervention methods of demonstrated effectiveness that are person-led and evidence based to meet the model of care.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary interprofessional team and other relevant stakeholders to promote and facilitate access to primary mental health care services including the provision of support to assist staff to recognise and respond to mental health conditions and provide effective clinical management.
- Support family, carer and supporter practice including the re‑engagement and maintenance of family, carer and/or children relationships.
- Make linkages and build relationships and referral pathways to maintain or create a range of local supports for older people that facilitate them living the life of their choosing in their own community.
- Develop and contribute to individual and behavioural risk management plans ensuring all appropriate contemporary evidence base theory is drawn from and implemented to ensure older people achieve outcomes enhancing quality of life.
- Design, develop, facilitate and evaluate wellbeing/therapeutic groups. Utilise a co‑design process to develop groups wherever possible.

What you’ll bring

- Tertiary degree qualifications in Social Work.
- Eligibility for membership to the Australian Associate of Social Workers (AASW).
- Previous experience providing wellbeing supports using a recovery‑oriented approach in an Allied Health clinical role.
- Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health challenges, AOD challenges, dual disabilities, complex needs and with their families, carers and supporters.
- Demonstrated knowledge and clinical experience in flexible therapeutic support services including assessment, brief intervention, treatment planning and evaluation.

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.
- 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.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers – reference number 498322. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Monday 3 November 2025. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. Please contact the person below for more information.

Zange Oldfield – Project Manager – Locals Establishment
Zange.Oldfield@mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

PD Social Worker – Locals Tranche 3 – 20251016.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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