Join our Team

• Make a meaningful impact by supporting people living with complex mental health and dual disability challenges
• Graduates are welcome to apply!
• Full-time role until 31 August 2026 | Monday to Friday
• Outreach-base role across Melbourne’s Inner North and surrounding areas

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, full-time position within our Allied Health team, supporting people across Melbourne's Inner North suburbs. As a new graduate or experienced clinician, you will provide high-quality clinical assessments, flexible therapeutic interventions, expert consultation, and specialist services, including positive behaviour support and capacity building to people with severe and complex mental health challenges and dual disabilities.

In this role you will provide interventions in person, outreach 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, vocational assistance, and access to service provider networks.

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.
• Collaborate with clinical teams, families, carers, and service providers to develop integrated care plans.
• Coordinate care and contribute to multidisciplinary case planning, referrals, and linkage to community services
• Participate in quality improvement activities, service design and evaluation to ensure effective client outcomes.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary degree qualifications in Occupational Therapy, with current AHPRA registration.
• Experience working with people experiencing mental ill health, dual disability issues, complex needs, and engaging with families and carers is desirable.
• Proven skills in assessment, therapeutic planning and delivery within a recovery-oriented practice framework.
• Understanding of the NDIS, Community Services sector, Private Health and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.
• Requirement to use a privately owned vehicle for work purposes, with the option to claim a kilometre allowance.

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.)
• Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
• Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, and Monthly Accumulated Day off (Full time employees).
• 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 apply online visit Mind Careers - reference number 497924. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Wednesday 6 August 2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as the advertisement may close early if a suitable candidate is identified.

For more information, please contact:

Merryn Chappel, Clinical Relationship Manager (CRM)
Merryn.Chappel@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

Position Description

 PD Occupational Therapist (Allied Health) 20230630.pdf

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.