Mental Health Occupational Therapist

Bellarine Community Health; City of Greater Geelong; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Clinical supervision

Career development

Generous leave

Flexible working

Gym membership discounts

EAP counselling

Job summary

Bellarine Community Health is seeking a credentialed Mental Health Occupational Therapist to join our Youth Health and Wellbeing team, providing counselling and psychosocial support to young people 12–25 across BCH Youth services, schools and home visits.

The fixed-term role is three days per week (22.8 hours) with a caseload across our sites. We offer professional supervision, development opportunities, flexible working and a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Tertiary OT qualification and registration with AHPRA.
• Post-grad mental health qualifications preferred.
• Experience delivering evidence-based counselling to youth.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health counselling and psychosocial support to a caseload of young people aged 12–25.
• Deliver short- to medium-term interventions, group programs, and outreach or centre-based support.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and coordinate with schools and community services.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Medicare eligibility

Evidence-based counselling

NDIS knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

OT degree

Post-grad Mental Health

Job description

• Are you an experienced Mental Health Occupational Therapist looking for a new opportunity?
• Would you like to make a positive contribution and work with young people supporting positive mental health?
• Are you looking for an interesting and challenging role within a dedicated multi-disciplinary team?

Bellarine Community Health is currently seeking a credentialled Mental Health Occupational Therapist to join our Mental Health team 3 days, 22.8 hours per week in a fixed term role until 30 September 2027. We are looking for a clinician who can provide Community Health and NDIS services to an established client base and enhance our mental health team. BCH deliver evidence-based services across our sites, within schools and in client’s homes. We are interested in hearing from experienced Mental Health Occupational Therapists who have an interest in working within a multidisciplinary dedicated youth health team and setting.

About the Team

The Youth Health and Wellbeing team provide a diverse range of primary health care services to the increasing population of the Bellarine Peninsula. Currently, we deliver services across our sites including headspace Ocean Grove, BCH youth services, Doctors in Secondary School clinic, within schools and community settings. The Youth team provide a multidisciplinary primary care services for young people primarily aged 12-25 years, comprised of a dynamic, collaborative, and friendly group of Mental Health Professional, Nurses, Mental Health Workers, Youth and Community Engagement Workers, Dietitian, and General Practitioners. The team work alongside co-located external providers. BCH has built a passionate and friendly work environment, which provides generous support for professional development, clinical supervision, team meetings and flexible working arrangements.

About the role

The Mental Health Occupational Therapist is focused on the provision of mental health counselling and support for a case load of young people accessing BCH Youth services. This includes the provision of evidence based counselling and psychosocial support and may include the provision of short-medium term interventions including group programs and centre-based or outreach support.

We would like to hear from you, if you have...

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy and post-grad qualifications in Mental Health.
• Credentialled Mental Health Occupational Therapist through Occupational Therapy Australia and full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Eligibility for Medicare provider number to enable service provision through mental health care plans.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, challenging and changing environment and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering evidence based therapeutic intervention and counselling.
• Excellent demand management skills.
• An understanding of the principles of community health.
• Experience and/or understanding of NDIS supports.
• High levels of professionalism, positivity, confidentiality and discretion and ability to operate with a collaborative approach.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with strong organisational and time management skills and the ability to prioritise a complex and competing workload.

What we offer

To support you to balance your work/life commitments, grow your skills and expertise, enjoy work and feel valued, we offer the following:

• Generous salary packaging benefits - you can access some of your annual salary tax free each year, hence you pay less tax each pay and take more pay home
  • Living Expenses capped at $15,900 annually (includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans, and rental payments)
  • Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650
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• Career advancement opportunities and frequent graded clinical supervision with senior professionals
• A supportive positive workplace culture, including a professional Mental Health team for clinical support and training in the role
• Generous leave arrangements including annual leave, parental leave, and professional development
• Flexible work environment
• Discounted gym membership at seven sites across the region
• Employee assistance program: up to 5 counselling sessions per year

Conditions of Employment

• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Working with Children Check
• Victorian Driver’s Licence
• 100-point ID Check

Bellarine Community Health acknowledges the Wadawurrung People as the Traditional Custodians of the land, waters and skies of the Bellarine Peninsula. We acknowledge and respect Wadawurrung Elders and leaders, past, present and emerging and pay gratitude for their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace and welcome people from all cultures and backgrounds to our service.

Bellarine Community Health is there for everyone – no matter where you come from, what you look like or how you identify. We are committed to play our part in building a more inclusive and equitableworld - starting with our own organisation.