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• Empower young people experiencing mental ill health to achieve their recovery goals and build independent living skills
• Fixed-term, part-time position (30.4 hours/week) until 30 June 2026 | 24/7 Rotating Roster
• Internal Opportunity | Caboolture 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

This is an internal opportunity for a self-motivated and compassionate Community Mental Health Practitioner for a fixed-term, part-time opportunity (30.4 hours per week) at our Youth Step Up Step Down (YSUSD) residential service in Caboolture.

In this role, you will deliver person-centred, recovery-oriented support to young people to help them achieve their recovery goals, build capacity to live safely in the community, develop daily routines and independent living skills, and strengthen social and community connections. This position requires flexibility to work a 24/7 rotating roster, including night shifts, weekdays, weekends, and sleepovers.

Key responsibilities

• Support young people to return to their community, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
• Purposefully engage with young people using techniques including: Brief intervention, Motivational interviewing and coaching, Family inclusive practice, Trauma informed practice, Conflict resolution.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid young people to build their skills and focus on recovery.
• Support family and carer roles through understanding their concerns and the provision of information, education and referrals.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to people’s recovery goals.
• Contribute to the day to day operations of the residential service through undertaking a range of housekeeping duties.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Peer Work, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Expertise in working with young 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.

Interested?

Please find below the position description for your review.

 PD Community Mental Health Practitioner (YSUSD) 20250507.pdf

Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Sunday 7 September 2025. Please contact the person below if you require more information.

Sheridan Argall, Service Manager

Sheridan.Argall@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, and NDIS Workers Screening Check.