Community Mental Health Practitioner

Mind Australia Limited; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Professional development

CommBank benefits

Job summary

Mind Australia is seeking empowering, collaborative Community Mental Health Practitioners to join the Youth Prevention and Recovery Care service at Parkville. This permanent part-time role offers 22.8 hours per week across a 7-day rotating roster including sleep over shifts, delivering recovery‑oriented support and group, individual, and family interventions.

You will work with young people aged 16–25, linking to local services, carers, and supports, within a culturally safe environment.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health or related field.
• Experience in recovery‑oriented planning using evidence‑informed approaches.
• Experience working with people with mental health issues and with families/carers.
• NDIS awareness is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients to assess needs and link to local supports across health, education, housing, transport and social connections.
• Support families and carers with information, referrals and education.
• Develop and maintain referral pathways to empower clients to live independently in their community.
• Contribute to a culturally safe and inclusive service environment for staff, clients and volunteers.

Skills

Mental Health

Peer Work

Psychology

Social Work

Occupational Therapy

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health or related field

Job description

• Competitive salary packaging to boost your take‑home pay on everyday living expenses
• Parkville location easily accessible by tram, train and bus and inner‑city convenience
• Permanent Part‑time position | 22.8 hours per week

Mind Australiais 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 almost 50 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 Service

The Youth Prevention and Recovery Care service (YPARC) is a residential program providing short term, intensive treatment to young people aged 16–25 years living with mental ill health. The service provides personalised one‑to‑one support, shared supports, workshops and group work based on client’s strengths and goals as identified in their individual recovery plan. The service supports people with psychosocial disability transition from an acute hospital setting or to prevent hospital admissions by providing extra support to those entering directly from the community.

About the role

We are seeking empowering, collaborative and person‑centred Community Mental Health Practitioners to join our team in Parkville. Multiple permanent part‑time opportunities are available, offering a guaranteed 22.8 hours per week and requiring availability to work across a 7‑day rotating roster including sleep over shifts. You will provide recovery‑oriented support to young people and deliver individual, shared and group‑based interventions that enhance recovery, personal growth and activities of daily living.

Key responsibilities

• Engage with clients to fully understand their need for assistance from local service providers with clinical mental health, physical health, education and employment, eligible entitlements and benefits, housing, transport, recreation and social connections.
• Support family and carer roles through understanding their concerns and the provision of information, education and referrals
• 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.
• Contribute to a culturally safe workforce and service environment for staff, consumers, carers and volunteers from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

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 in assessing need and working collaboratively to plan goal focused recovery using evidence informed approaches and tools.
• Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health issues, complex needs and with their families and carers.
• Awareness and understanding of the NDIS is desirable.
• Demonstrated understanding of available community services, networks and supports.
• Able to obtain and provide evidence of vaccinations against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B, Pertussis/Diphtheria/Tetanus, Influenza, and COVID-19.
• Able to obtain CPR and First Aid certifications.

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, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
• 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
• Access to a Workplace Banking Portal that provides convenient access to a range of banking and lifestyle benefits offered through our CommBank program.

Position Description

PD Community Mental Health Practitioner (YPARC - Parkville) - 20261109 .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 and the ability to obtain vaccinations as per position description.

Jordyn Ellis, Service Manager, YPARC Parkville

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