Team Lead, Medicare Mental Health Centre

Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 27 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,500 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

St John of God Social Outreach provides a range of no or low-​cost mental health, homelessness and capacity building services to over 5500 people in the community across Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales and the Asia Pacific, particularly in areas where we have identified gaps in service provision. ​

Your role at St John of God Social Outreach

We are looking to recruit two Team Leaders to support our Medicare Mental Health services at Armadale and Gosnells, WA.

Armadale - 1.0 FTE - Rostered day and afternoon shifts including weekends, 10-day fortnight.

Gosnells - 1.0 FTE - Weekdays, 9:00-5:00pm.

Our teams provide a safe and welcoming spaces for locals to walk in and access free mental health support and services - no referral, Medicare card or appointment needed. Staffed by qualified mental health professionals and people with lived experience, the centres provide immediate support to adults in distress, including their families, friends and carers.

The Position

• Ensure prioritisation and delegation of duties of caregiver caseloads for self and supervised caregivers.
• Promote professional values and ethics in clinical practice.
• Demonstrates consolidated, current knowledge of research, evidence-based practice in service mental health programs and related clinical areas.
• Provides clinical leadership, support and guidance to the Medicare Mental Health Centres team, including clinical risk management.
• Provides mental health services to client groups and circumstances of a complex nature requiring advanced practice skills e.g. complex trauma.
• Lead initiatives to improve the safety and quality of consumer care.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced mental health professional with a relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, or Nursing, along with current registration with AHPRA or membership with the appropriate professional association.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a leadership role within a community-based mental health setting, including the ability to allocate tasks effectively and supervise a multidisciplinary team. You will bring demonstrated expertise in delivering both individual and group therapy across a range of mental health presentations and will be well-versed in trauma-informed and recovery-oriented practices.

Successful applicants must hold a current Working with Children Certificate and National Police Clearance.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer:

• Salary: $132,322 to $141,104 plus 12% superannuation
• Permanent full-time | Armadale
• Permanent full-time | Gosnells

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

• Novated leasing

• work related expenses
• self-education and

• additional superannuation

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

For enquiries, please contact Liam Dekker, Medicare Mental Health services Manager on

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.