Community Mental Health Practitioner

• Empower clients with mental health challenges to achieve their recovery goals and live independently.
• Permanent, Full-time | Mon – Fri | 9am – 5pm
• Role located in Ceduna, South Australia

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living 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 Community Mental Health Practitioner eager to make a difference. This permanent, full-time opportunity in Ceduna allows you to support clients in achieving their recovery goals, build capacity to live safely in the community, strengthen social connections, achieve wellbeing goals and live independently.

As a Community Mental Health Practitioner, you will play a key role in empowering individuals through person-centered, recovery-oriented support. Our NAPSS ICSS Psychosocial services focus on goal setting, transition planning, as well as application and transition to NDIS services. We use a two-tiered approach:

• Tier 1: Intensive Crisis Support

Provide flexible, intense support and case management for a limited period (6 weeks) to reduce immediate distress, enhance personal safety, and connect clients to long-term community services.

• Tier 2: Non-acute Psychosocial Support

Offer moderate support over a four-month period (extendable to 12 months) to help clients achieve recovery goals, build daily living skills, maintain housing, and foster social connections. Assist clients with NDIS eligibility, application, and transition.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support clients to return to their community and enjoy a meaningful life through an individualised approach to recovery.
• Provide information and mentoring to clients to establish relationships with families and carers, create community networks and access to relevant services.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid clients 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 client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Expertise in working with 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 and family inclusive practice.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector 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.)
• Fitness Passport – Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
• Professional development through regular supervision sessions.

Interested?

To apply, please click on ‘Quick Apply’ and attach a copy of your CV and cover letter. Applications must be submitted by 11pm Friday 21st February 2025.

Please contact the person below if you require more information.

Kathryn Cousins, Senior Service Manager – Community Services SA
[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.

 PD Community Mental Health Practitioner (NAPSS ICSS) 20240415.pdf