Community Mental Health Practitioner

Mind Australia; Traralgon; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Professional development

Job summary

Mind Australia is seeking a compassionate Community Mental Health Practitioner to join the Youth Residential Rehabilitation Service (YRRS) in Traralgon on a part-time fixed-term basis (25 hours per week). The role runs on a rotating roster and is fixed until 30 June 2026, with duties aimed at delivering person-centred, recovery-oriented care to help young people aged 16–25 build life skills and resilience.

You will work with families, coordinate with community services, and participate in

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people with mental health issues and complex needs.
• Ability to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks including risk mitigation.
• Experience facilitating group activities for clients in mental health contexts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, recovery-oriented care to support youth in building capacity and life skills.
• Support youth to reintegrate into community, live independently, and pursue wellbeing goals.
• Provide information and mentoring to help clients engage families and community services.
• Plan and deliver group programs to develop clients’ skills and recovery focus.
• Collaborate with a range of services to coordinate responses to recovery goals.

Skills

Youth mental health expertise

Trauma informed care

Group activity facilitation

Family engagement

Education

Certificate IV or higher in Youth Work/MMental Health/Social Work

Job description

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

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 service

Youth Residential Rehabilitation Service (YRRS) is a strengths focused, recovery-orientated residential service that supports young people aged between 16-25 years recovering from a disability associated with a psychiatric condition for up to 12 months. In a safe home-like environment, the service provides clients individual and group based supports that build resilience, develop life skills, enhance social connections, enable access to community networks and promote a greater sense of being able to make sound decisions. Young people benefit from sharing their experiences and recovery journeys whilst growing their confidence, capacity and skills to live independently in the community.

About the role

We are seeking a self-motivated, compassionate Community Mental Health Practitioner for a Part-time Fixed term opportunity to work alongside a caring team on a rotating roster in the Traralgon area. This role will be 25 hours per week (0.66 FTE) and fixed until June 30 2026. You will deliver person-centred, recovery-oriented care to support young people to build capacity and life skills, develop support networks, strengthen relationships with family and friends, live independently and achieve wellbeing goals. This position requires availability for a 24/hour roster.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support young people to return to their community, live independently and enjoy a positive future through a staged approach to recovery.
• Provide information and mentoring to clients to establish relationships with families and friends, create community networks and access to relevant services.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid clients to build their skills and focus on recovery.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Youth Work, Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Expertise in working with young people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Relevant experience in facilitating group activities for clients experiencing mental ill health.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.
• 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

Position Description

PD Community Mental Health Practitioner (YRRS) 20260311.docx

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 **@mindaustralia.org.au

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check