• Boost take‑home pay with salary packaging and lifestyle banking benefits
• Free EAP support plus Fitness Passport access for you and your family
• Fixed-term, Part Time (15 -22 hours/week) until November 2027 and Casual Opportunities | Seymour location

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 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.

Participants are supported individually and in a group setting to better understand and develop strategies to manage the impacts of their mental health, enhance personal and daily living skills, create meaningful social and community connections, strengthen relationships with families and friends, and build confidence and capacity to live independently.

About the role

We are seeking resourceful and collaborative Psychosocial Disability Support Workers for fixed-term part time and casual opportunities located in Seymour. You will deliver personalised support services and work collaboratively with participants to achieve their recovery and capacity building goals through one-to-one support, shared supports, workshops and group work facilitation to enhance recovery, personal growth and activities of daily living.

Key responsibilities

• Work with participants to imagine and live a meaningful life by supporting them through a staged approach to recovery
• Plan and develop group work programs that will assist participants to build their skills, focus on their recovery, wellbeing and capacity building
• Support family and carers through understanding their concerns and the provision of information, education and referrals
• Make linkages and build relationships and referral pathways to maintain or create a range of local supports for participants that facilitate them to live the life of their choosing in their own community
• Contribute to the day-to-day operations of the service through undertaking a range of housekeeping duties

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate III) in Mental Health, Peer Work, or other health related field as designated by Mind
• Experience and expertise in working directly with people with psychosocial issues, complex needs and with their families and carers
• Experience in assessing need and working collaboratively to plan goal focused recovery using evidence informed approaches and tools to meet participants’ needs.
• Awareness and understanding of the NDIS is required
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check Clearance and WWCC
• Unrestricted Australian driver’s license, and ability to utilise personal vehicle to transport residents as required
• Current First Aid and CPR certifications and ability to perform these duties as required as part of the role

Benefits

• Generous not-for-profit salary packaging - up to $15,899 p.a. to reduce taxable income.
• Workplace Banking Portal with access to banking and lifestyle benefits through CommBank.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family.
• Fitness Passport with access to a wide range of fitness facilities for you and your family.
• Ongoing professional development, training, and career growth opportunities.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 500701. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Monday 9 November 2026. Please contact the person below for more information.

Tarsha Lee – Service Manager - Havens and DBS

Tarsha.Lee@mindaustralia.org.au

Mind is committed to a barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to complete your application, please email hr@mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

 PD Psychosocial Disability Support Worker (Housing Services).pdf

 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.