Mental Health Practitioner

Full-time - 6 month contract
Moonah, TAS
Well-established, respected and researched-backed mental health programs.
Career development and evidence-informed practice development opportunities
Join a dedicated, connected, and diverse workforce of Mental Health and Family and Community Services Practitioners
About us
We are proud to be part of the merged care organisation that will be known nationally as BaptistCare. As a for purpose, Christian care organisation, we are committed to providing exceptional support and services across Australia. Together with BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA) and Baptist Care SA we employ over 12,000 dedicated employees and support over 38,000 customers to help people live well with dignity and purpose. From older Australians and their families to people facing significant disadvantage, our passion and our priority are the customers we serve. We strive to deliver care as it should be - with people right at the centre.
**The Position**:
As a Mental Health Practitioner in Mindset Horizons, you will be connected with a local and statewide team of Mental Health Practitioners, Peer Practitioners, Practice and Capability Lead and Program Leaders, as well as practitioners in our Baptcare Family and Community Services Teams.
Horizons provides short-term, psychosocial services for adults experiencing severe and episodic mental health conditions. Our Mental Health Practitioners work with people to build skills, strategies, and resources to support their mental wellbeing and work towards their goals. This role is outreach, meeting with people in their homes and communities. Horizons provides service state-wide, and this role may include travel to rural and remote areas, utilising a Baptcare fleet vehicle.
**This role involves**:
Engaging clients in goal and safety + wellbeing planning and supporting them to work towards these goals with a focus on capacity building.
Facilitating consumer self-assessments and incorporating them into goal and safety and wellbeing planning process.
Closure planning with a focus on ensuring clients have access to appropriate supports and resources to continue on their recovery journey when they leave the Horizons program.
Strong administration practices.
Facilitating Horizons group programs as required.
Key Selection Criteria
Ability to use a creative approach to the design of goals and skill development programs with people experiencing mental ill-health.
Excellent organisational, time management skills, and ability to be self-directed.
Effective written and verbal communication skills and able to write accurate, thorough, and comprehensive documentation.
Able to work within complex environments and be outcome-focused.
Experience using evidenced-based approaches to promote mental wellbeing.
Please note, applicants must address these selection criteria in a separate document to be considered for the role.
**You must also have**:
Minimum Certificate IV Mental Health or equivalent
The right to work in Australia.
Australian Driver’s Licence.
Satisfactory National Police Clearance (will be completed post-interview for applicants moving onto next stage of recruitment)
Current Working with Children Check
Interested in applying?
At Baptcare our Mission is “Partnering for fullness of life with people of all ages, cultures, beliefs and circumstances.” This means that we are committed to building a diverse workforce and recognise the value this brings to the important work that we do. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people with disability.
Please submit your resumé and a separate document addressing the key selection criteria listed to be considered for these roles.
At Baptcare, we value diversity in all forms and aim to co-create inclusive experiences and communities with our employees, volunteers, the people we work alongside and our partners. We are committed to diversity and inclusion across all we do and to building communities and workplaces where everyone belongs.
Baptcare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment, and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that supports infants, children, and young people to feel safe and respected.
Baptcare (VIC, TAS) is proud to be working towards uniting with BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA) and Baptist Care SA, to create a newly merged national care organisation committed to providing exceptional support and services across Australia. Together, we are building on a shared history of care and compassion, expanding our reach, and strengthening our mission to help people live well with dignity and purpose.