• Ensure better outcomes for people with mental health and AOD support needs.
• Increase your take-home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
• Full-time role to 30 June 2026 (part-time 0.8 - 0.9 can also be considered).

About your new role

You will provide person-centred, bio-psycho-social treatments within a family-inclusive context via Telehealth, digital, and face-to-face sessions at our Horsham Hub or through outreach across the Wimmera Grampians region.

You will deliver care coordination, therapeutic interventions, and AOD support for consumers needing higher levels of care under the stepped care model.

You will offer expert psycho-social assessments and evidence-based treatments to support recovery from chronic mental illness and dual diagnosis, with flexibility for consumers to adjust their level of support as needed.

About the service

Step Thru Care is an integrated Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) support service available to support people with low-level needs to mild and severe mental health issues and or AOD support needs.

Uniting works in partnership with Grampians Community Health to deliver Step Thru Care services in the Wimmera Grampians region.

Benefits of working at Uniting

You’ll be joining a well-established, experienced team and the region's largest provider of Mental Health Services.

We’ll support you in your role by providing you with access to fortnightly peer supervision, and we can also offer opportunities if you are interested in group work or working with children and young people.

It’s a full-time role until 30 June 2026. We can also consider a 9-day fortnight or four days per week if that works better for you.

In addition to your base hourly rate (SCHADS Level 5) and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and the ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits, which can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing, streaming services, and much more.

With our meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually, you can save on dining out and drinks, making the most of your pre-tax dollars. At Uniting, you can access the following:

• Buy additional annual leave if you need extra time off.
• 10% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee at a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

What you will bring

You are a skilled mental health clinician capable of delivering treatment, care coordination, and AOD support to consumers needing more intensive care within a stepped care model.

You will also bring with you a:

• A tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, counselling, mental health nursing, or occupational therapy, and full registration with the relevant professional body.
• A current driver’s licence valid in Victoria.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the underlying principles of Mental Health and AOD recovery support gained through experience, education or training.
• Knowledge of the statutory requirements for Community Mental Health and AOD services.
• Experience delivering clinical counselling services that improve the outcomes for consumers with a clinically diagnosed mental disorder through evidence-based treatment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide early intervention strategies and case management.

View the position description here

How to apply

Click "Apply Now" to submit your interest, and we’ll contact you shortly. We’ll review applications as they come through, as we’re keen to engage with someone, and interviews may take place during the advertising period.

If you’d like to have a confidential chat about the opportunity, please get in touch with Tanya Aschenbrenner on 0418 726 840 or Michelle Freeman on 0458 208 833 during business hours.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.