Part-Time Recovery-Focused Community Mental Health Practitioner

One Door; Cairns Regional; Hybrid; AUD 72,000 - 88,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development and career增长

Salary packaging up to $15,899 per yr

12% Superannuation

Job summary

Join Mind Australia in Cairns as a Community Mental Health Practitioner to support adults on forensic orders transitioning to independent living. Contribute to recovery goals, daily living skills, and social connections in a 12-month program with 24/7 support in a home-like setting.

You will work with families and carers, engage in recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care, and participate in collaborative community services, with a flexible 24/7 roster including nights and sleepovers.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Youth Work, Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or other health-related field.
• Experience working with people with mental health challenges and complex needs, including families and carers.
• Strong understanding of recovery-oriented practice, trauma-informed care, risk mitigation, and family-inclusive approaches.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification (or willingness to obtain).
• Current Driver's Licence, NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, and Blue Card (or ability to obtain).
• Ability to provide proof of vaccination against vaccine preventable diseases or willingness to obtain required vaccinations per Queensland Health partnership.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalised, recovery-oriented support using motivational interviewing, brief interventions, trauma-informed care, and family-inclusive practice
• Support clients to build confidence, independence, and daily living skills
• Facilitate groups and structured activities that promote recovery and social inclusion
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, and community services to ensure coordinated support
• Work a flexible 24/7 rotating roster, including nights, weekends, and sleepovers, to provide consistent and responsive care.

Skills

Empathy

Motivational interviewing

Trauma-informed care

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Family-inclusive practice

Education

Certificate IV or higher in Youth Work / Mental Health / Psychology / Social Work / OT

Job description

Join Mind Australia in Cairns as a Community Mental Health Practitioner to support adults on forensic orders transitioning to independent living. Contribute to recovery goals, daily living skills, and social connections in a 12-month program with 24/7 support in a home-like setting.

You will work with families and carers, engage in recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care, and participate in collaborative community services, with a flexible 24/7 roster including nights and sleepovers.