• 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 hours p / week | 15 minutes from Adelaide’s CBD surrounded by essential amenities, Clearview 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 Housing with Support program is a 24/7 service designed for adults living with severe and enduring psychosocial disability and co-occurring concerns and/or dual disabilities which have impacted their capacity to live independently in the community.

Mind’s Haven service in Clearview provides long‑term, affordable, purpose‑built housing for people with severe psychosocial disability, offering recovery‑focused supports that build independence, connection and daily living skills within a peer‑led community.

About the role

We are seeking an approachable, resourceful and mentoring Lead Practitioner for a permanent part time (30 hours per week) opportunity in the Clearview area. You will play a key role in leading the day-to-day operations of the service, guiding support workers to deliver safe, high-quality and recovery-focused support. Through coaching, coordination and collaboration with families, carers and external you will help coordinate services, facilitate meaningful referrals, advocate for participant needs and drive positive outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Coach staff to problem solve, develop creative solutions and remain motivated in meeting client’s goals.
• Maintain effective communication across the team to support smooth shift operations and continuity of care.
• Aid in the development and implementation of group programs and activities of daily living program.
• Identify opportunities and implement strategies to continually enhance a learning culture within teams.
• Promote a continuous learning culture by identifying development opportunities, implementing improvement strategies, and facilitating reflective practice to support team growth and enhance service delivery.
• Support families, carers, support networks and significant others to assist clients 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 psychosocial disabilities and other complex support needs and with their families and carers.
• Awareness and understanding of the NDIS is required.
• Proven capability to coach, mentor and develop a team to achieve best quality service outcomes including experience in the provision of professional supervision.
• A track record in successful relationship development, stakeholder management and strategic partnerships.

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?

Please find below the position description for your review.

 PD Haven Clearview SA - Lead Practitioner - 20260826.pdf

Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Friday 11th September 2026. Please contact the person below if you require more information.

Renae Glouftsis – General Manager, South Australia

Renae.Glouftsis@mindaustralia.org.au

Kirsty Harding – Service Manager

Kirsty.Harding@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

Please note this role is open for Mind Australia employees only so do not share this information with external parties