Mental Health Occupational Therapist

Bellarine Community Health; Warrnambool; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 78,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible working

Professional development

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Bellarine Community Health is seeking a credentialled Mental Health Occupational Therapist to join the Youth Health team in Warrnambool. The role supports mental health counselling for young people aged 12–25 within BCH Youth services, schools, and client homes.

This fixed-term position is 22.8 hours per week across 3 days, with a term until 30 September 2027. Work in a multidisciplinary team with strong clinical supervision and flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy and post‑grad qualifications in Mental Health.
• Credentialled Mental Health Occupational Therapist through Occupational Therapy Australia with AHPRA registration.
• Eligibility for Medicare provider number for mental health care plans.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, changing, multi‑disciplinary environment.
• Experience delivering evidence‑based therapeutic intervention and counselling.
• Understanding of community health principles.
• Experience or understanding of NDIS supports.
• High professionalism, confidentiality, discretion and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health counselling and psychosocial support for a youth caseload.
• Deliver evidence‑based therapeutic interventions and short–medium term programs.
• Contribute to group programs, centre-based or outreach support within BCH Youth services.

Skills

Mental health counselling

Interpersonal skills

Time management

NDIS supports knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Post‑graduate Mental Health qualification

Job description

Bellarine Community Health – Warrnambool VIC

Psychology, Counselling & Social Work (Healthcare & Medical)

Contract/Temp

Occupational Therapy

AHPRA Registration

NDIS Worker Screening Check

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.

The Position Description is available here: PD Mental Health Professional OT Fixed term SEP2026

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.
• 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
• 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