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Lead Practitioner - Family Engagement Worker
- Ensure families and carers are included in the services provided to their loved one
- Competitive salary packaging to boost your take‑home pay on everyday living expenses
- Access our fitness passport - affordable entry to gyms and wellness facilities
- Permanent Part time 30.4 hours/week | Adult PARC - Heidelberg Heights 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 Service
The Adult Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) service is a sub-acute, short-stay residential program delivered in partnership with Mind and local health services to support adults aged 25-65 years experiencing mental ill health. Designed as a ‘step up, step down’ service, Adult PARC provides an alternative to hospital admission for people requiring additional support, as well as assisting those transitioning from an acute inpatient setting back into the community.
About the role
We are seeking a skilled, collaborative and inclusive Lead Practitioner – Family Engagement Worker for a permanent. part time (30.4 hours per week) opportunity in the Heidelberg Heights. You will work closely with participants, families, carers and clinical partners to deliver integrated, recovery-focused support. This includes providing information, facilitating referrals and ensuring services are responsive to individual needs and goals.
As a practice leader, you will provide guidance, mentoring and direction to staff delivering psychosocial rehabilitation and support services, fostering best practice and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
Key responsibilities
- Coach and mentor Community Mental Health Practitioners to provide quality support to clients
- Create, facilitate, evaluate and review professional development training sessions which reflect the needs of the teams at a local level.
- Advocate for families and carers in supporting for an effective coordinated transition from residential care back into the community.
- Work with the team to identify and overcome barriers to engagement/motivation in families and carers.
- Support family, existing support networks and significant others to assist client through treatment using family inclusive interventions.
What you’ll bring
- Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Peer Work, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health related field as designated by Mind.
- Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health issues, complex needs and with their families and carers.
- Ability to co-design, co-produce and co-facilitate groups and education support.
- Proven capability to coach, mentor and develop a team to achieve best quality service outcomes including experience in the provision of professional supervision.
- Skills and experience in advocacy, collaboration, facilitation, evaluation and problem solving.
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.)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
- Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.
- Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
- Access to a Workplace Banking Portal that provides convenient access to a range of banking and lifestyle benefits offered through our CommBank program.
Interested?
To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 499891. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Sunday 26th July 2026. Please contact the person below for more information.
Chris Van Saane – Service Manager
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 Lead Practitioner - Family Engagement Worker (AYPARC).pdf
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 and the ability to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19.
