• Maximise health outcomes for clients with mental health challenges providing holistic recovery-orientated OT services
• Graduates are welcome to apply!
• Fixed-term role until 30 September 2025 | Part-time 30.4 hours/week
• Work Remotely & Melbourne Metro 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 a self-motivated, compassionate Occupational Therapist for a fixed-term, part-time opportunity to work remotely within the Allied Health team in the Melbourne metropolitan area. As a new graduate or experienced clinician, you will provide high-quality clinical assessments, flexible therapeutic interventions, diagnoses, expert consultation, and specialist services, including positive behaviour support and capacity building to clients with severe and complex mental health challenges and dual disabilities. In this role you will provide interventions in person, outreach, online or through telehealth, using strengths-based approaches to support clients to achieve recovery goals and improve their wellbeing. 

About the Service

The Allied Health service delivers a range of specialist supports and clinical services to help clients with complex mental health needs and dual disabilities achieve meaningful recovery outcomes. Through a multidisciplinary team, services include clinical assessments, psychological therapies, mental health counselling, NDIS planning, vocational assistance, and access to service provider networks. Support is provided via assertive outreach, telehealth, and one-to-one sessions, all within a person-centred, integrated stepped-care framework. These services empower clients, families, and carers to have choice and control over their recovery goals and services.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver flexible therapeutic support services in line with professional, ethical and National Standards.
• Provide evidence-based mental health interventions, allied health assessments, therapies and short-term interventions to meet client needs.
• Provide high quality advocacy, streamlined referrals, access to service networks, counselling, and vocational and education support.
• Support clients with person-centred, recovery-orientated services to achieve identified goals, foster independence, build capacity and improve quality of life.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated and integrated response to the client’s recovery goals. 

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary degree qualifications in Occupational Therapy, with eligibility to obtain AHPRA registration or equivalent accreditation.
• Experience in working with clients with mental health issues, dual disability issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers is desirable.
• Capability to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Understanding of the NDIS, Community Services sector, Private Health and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders. 

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.
• Work flexibility arrangements available for maintaining your work-life balance.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers - reference number 497050. Please contact the person below for more information. 

Merryn Chappel, Clinical Relationship Manager (CRM)

[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.