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• Deliver clinical OT treatment and support service users living with complex mental health + dual disability challenges
• Permanent, Full-Time position | Dandenong Location
• Graduate and early career applicants strongly encouraged to apply

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 the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 45 years.

We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

About the role

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local 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 self-motivated, compassionate Occupational Therapist for a Permanent, Full-Time opportunity supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local services in the Dandenong area. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver high-quality clinical assessments, flexible therapeutic interventions, expert consultation, and specialist services, including positive behaviour support and capacity building to service users experiencing severe and complex mental health challenges, AOD, loneliness, isolation and dual disabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive and flexible therapeutic support services to service users including an advanced level of assessment, diagnosis, brief intervention, treatment planning, evaluation, education and research in accordance with professional, ethical and National Standards utilising clinical experience.
• Deliver specific types of therapies that have proven to be effective with service users from a range of backgrounds.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary interprofessional team and other relevant stakeholders to promote and facilitate access to primary mental health care services including the provision of support to assist staff to recognise and respond to mental health conditions and provide effective clinical management.
• Support family, carer and supporter practice including the re-engagement and maintenance of family, carer and/or children relationships.
• Develop and contribute to individual and behavioural risk management plans ensuring all appropriate contemporary evidence base theory is drawn from and implemented to ensure service users achieve outcomes enhancing quality of life.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary degree qualifications in Occupational Therapy or other health related field as designated by Mind.
• Able to obtain registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or equivalent accreditation and/or able to hold Mental Health Accreditation.
• Previous experience in similar Allied Health clinical role specialising in working with adults.
• Proven skills in assessment, therapeutic planning and delivery within a recovery-oriented practice framework.
• Proven experience in Community Services, Mental Health, Disability, Social Welfare, Local Government, Housing, Healthcare or Government sectors is required.
• Experience in assessing need and working collaboratively to plan wellbeing focused recovery using evidence informed approaches and tools.

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, childcare, car leasing expenses etc.)
• Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
• Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading.
• 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.
• Workplace Banking Portal that provides convenient access to a range of banking and lifestyle benefits offered through Mind’s CommBank program.
• Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 499043. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Tuesday 24 February 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.

Nyasha Chidamahiya - Therapeutic Lead - Nyasha.Chidamahiya@mindaustralia.org.au

Michelle Murray – Service Operations Manager - Michelle.Murray@mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

 PD Occupational Therapist - Dandenong 20260209.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