• Provide person-centred supports to young people facing mental health challenges to help them achieve their life goals
• Multiple positions available | Permanent, Part-time (30.4 hours/week), 24/7 Rotating Roster
• Base Salary from $73,803 (pro-rata) + Super 11.5% & Benefits
• Caboolture Location

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 role

We are seeking self-motivated, empathetic Community Mental Health Practitioners for permanent, part-time (30.4 hours/week) opportunities to join our new service in Caboolture. You will provide personalised, recovery-oriented support to young people living with mental health challenges in the community. In this role you will work collaboratively with young people, families, and carers to help them achieve their recovery goals through one-on-one support, shared supports, workshops and group work facilitation, supporting their recovery and personal growth.

The role requires flexibility to work a 24/7 rotating roster, including night shifts, weekends, and sleepovers. 

About the service

This new service is designed to support young people aged 16 to 21 as they transition from an acute mental health setting to community living or to prevent further hospital admissions. In a homelike environment with 24-hour access to staff, young people are supported to achieve their recovery goals, strengthen relationships with families and carers, develop social connections, and build capacity to live safely in the community.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support young people to re-engage with family and friends, create community connections, develop life skills, and enjoy a positive future through a staged approach to recovery.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team offering specialised psychosocial support.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid young people 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 the 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.
• Hold a current First Aid and CPR certificate and perform these duties as required as part of the role.
• 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, cognitive behaviour therapy, harm reduction therapy and family inclusive practice.
• Ability to provide a record of Vaccination Preventable Diseases (or able to obtain vaccinations) against Covid-19, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Chicken Pox, Whooping Cough, Hepatitis B or other diseases as required by our Partnership with QLD Health.  

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.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers - reference number 497209. Please contact the person below for more information.

Tracey Hocking, General Manager, Complex Care National Services

[email protected]

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 [email protected]

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.