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• Support clients with mental ill health to positively work towards their wellbeing goals and independent living.
• Permanent part-time position | 22.8 hours per week
• Armadale Location

Please note this role is open for Mind Australia employees only.

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

We are seeking resilient Mental Health Support Worker for a permanent part-time opportunity. You will play an integral role providing support with daily living tasks, such as appointment reminders, meal planning and preparation, personal care, medication management, and more. This role focuses on meeting individuals at their level, empowering them to work towards independent living through a staged recovery approach.

The Housing with Support residential service is a long-term integrated social housing program for people living with severe and enduring psychosocial disability. The  Haven residences are staffed 24/7 and designed like a ‘home away from home’ funded through client’s NDIS packages with practice guided by Mind’s Model of Recovery Oriented Practice, SIL model and Dual Disability framework. The service works collaboratively with clients providing personalised 1:1 support, shared supports and group activities based on strengths and goals identified in an individual’s recovery plan to build daily living skills, strengthen relationships with families and carers, enhance social connections and community networks, and grow confidence and capacity to live safely in the community.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support clients to return to their community, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team offering specialised psychosocial support.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid clients to build their skills and focus on recovery.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to client’s recovery goals.
• Assist clients with personal care tasks where required.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate III) in Mental Health, Peer Work, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Ability to provide information and mentoring to build capability, establish social relationships, create community networks, facilitating group activities and access to relevant services.
• Current valid Australian driver’s license
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check Clearance
• Current Working with Children’s Check
• Current First Aid and CPR certifications and ability to perform these duties as required as part of the role.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Mind Careers - reference number 499076. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Saturday 14 February 2026. Please contact the person below for more information.

Olivia Martin, Area Manager Inner South

olivia.martin@mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

 PD Mental Health Support Worker (Housing with Support) 20230627.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.

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.