• Bring hope and empowerment to people with mental health challenges
• Fixed-term, part-time role (25 hours/week) until 30 June 2027, with the potential for extension, subject to funding.
• Hourly rate $40.49 - $43.42 + 12% super & Benefits
• Rockingham 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 almost 50 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 resilient and empathetic Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our short-stay Step-Up Step-Down residential service in Rockingham on a fixed-term, part-time basis (25 hours per week).

In this role, you will deliver intensive, person-centred, recovery-oriented support to help people achieve their wellbeing goals, build independent living skills and daily routines, and strengthen their confidence and connections within the community. This role requires flexibility to work a 24/7 rotating roster, including night shifts, weekdays, weekends, and sleepovers.

About the service

The Step-Up Step-Down (known locally as Kwelena) service in Rockingham is a 10-bed, short-stay residential program supporting adults aged 18 to 64 with psychosocial disabilities. Delivered in partnership with Southern Metropolitan Health Service and Housing Choices, this recovery-focused service provides a safe, therapeutic environment offering a ‘step-up’ alternative to hospital admission or a ‘step-down’ pathway to help people transition from acute hospital care back into the community.

Key responsibilities

• Support people to return to their community, live independently, and lead meaningful lives through a staged recovery approach.
• Engage purposefully using approaches such as motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, and family-inclusive practice.
• Plan and deliver group programs that build skills and support recovery.
• Collaborate with services and the broader community to ensure coordinated, integrated care.
• Contribute to day-to-day operations of the residential service, including light housekeeping duties.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Valid First Aid and CPR certificates.
• 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.

Benefits

• Generous not-for-profit salary packaging - up to $15,899 p.a.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - support for you and your immediate family.
• Workplace Banking Portal - access to a variety of banking and lifestyle benefits through our CommBank program.
• Fitness Passport - access to a wide range of fitness facilities for you and your family.
• Professional development through regular supervision sessions.

Interested?

To apply online visit Mind Careers - reference number 500412. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Thursday 24 September 2026. Please contact the person below for more information.

For more information, please contact:

Jenny Mckay, Acting Service Manager

Jenny.Mckay@mindaustralia.org.au

Mind is committed to a barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to complete your application, please email hr@mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

 PD Community Mental Health Practitioner (KSUSD) 20240419.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.