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Lead Practitioner – Lived Experience (Internal Applicants Only)
- Utilise your own lived experience of mental ill health, service use, AOD challenges and recovery to inform your work
- Full Time, Fixed Term position (until June 2026)
- Bendigo Location
Please note this role is open for Mind Australia employees only so do not share this information with external parties.
About the role
The Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing services act as a front door to the mental health service system and provides a continuum of care and support including clinical interventions, wellbeing supports, and therapeutic support through an integrated mental health and alcohol and other drug framework approach.
We are seeking a resilient, compassionate Lead Practitioner - Lived Experience for a Full Time, Fixed Term opportunity in the Bendigo area. You will will mediate, advocate and work collaboratively with a team to enable the best outcomes for people, families and carers, and take a lead role in coordinating our group programs. This role provides practice leadership and direction to Mind staff in the delivery of the psychosocial rehabilitation, recovery programs, support services and ensures staff are supported in their work.
Key responsibilities
- Willingness to utilise your own lived experience of mental ill health, service use, alcohol and other drugs challenges and recovery to inform your work and the work of the team.
- Purposefully engage with people using intentional peer support framework and informed by the values and principles of lived experience work
- Aid in the development and implementation of the Lived Experience group programs
- Be grounded in the discipline of Lived Expertise, drawing from your own lived experience, including personal, services and systems experiences, informed by a commitment to social change, human rights, dignity and choice
- Contribute to evaluation of the effectiveness of services in consultation with people and their support networks.
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.
- Proven experience in Community Services, Mental Health, Disability, Social Welfare, Housing, Healthcare or Government sectors is required.
- Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health issues, complex needs and with their families and carers.
Interested?
To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 499236. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Friday Sunday 8 March 2026. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. Please contact the person below for more information.
Lisa Henderson - Service Operations Manager - Lisa.Henderson@mindaustralia.org.au
Position Description
PD Lead Practitioner – Lived Experience - Bendigo & Echuca 20260224.pdf
Please note this role is open for Mind Australia employees only so do not share this information with external parties.
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.
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
