Join our Team

• Provide empathic, positive recovery-focused supports to young people with mental health challenges
• Fixed term 12 month role | Part time 30.4 hours/week
• Wodonga Location

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

About the role

The Youth Psychosocial Recovery Service (YPRS) is a psychosocial support model for young people aged 16-25 years who have a mental illness and other complexities. The service provides intensive case management underpinned by Mind’s Model of Recovery Oriented Practice to support young people pre and post entry to a Youth Residential Rehabilitation (YRR) service and as an alternative to YRR placement. YPRS will facilitate wrap around support, linkages and utilise brokerage funding to assist in responding to need.

We are seeking a resilient, compassionate Youth Outreach Recovery Support Coordinator to work in the Wondonga area. You will engage young people through assertive outreach, coordinating wrap around supports and working holistically with individuals within a recovery-oriented framework.

Key responsibilities

• Provide support to young people using intensive targeted and integrated case managed responses.
• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences in a residential setting.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid clients to build their skills and focus on recovery.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team offering specialised psychosocial support.
• 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 Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Expertise in working with young people with severe mental health issues, complex needs and collaborating with families and carers.
• Experience in assessing need and working collaboratively to plan goal focused recovery using evidence informed approaches and tools.
• Demonstrated understanding of the NDIS and Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.

Benefits

• Learning, development and career opportunities.
• Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Mind Careers - reference number 497759. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Wednesday 25 June 2025. Please contact the person below for more information.

Rebecca MathesonOmondi, Service Manager
rebecca.matheson@mindaustralia.org.au           

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 hr@mindaustralia.org.au

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening Check.

 PD Youth Outreach Recovery Support Coordinator (YPRS) 20241028.pdf