Mind Australia is a leading mental health organisation offering casual opportunities across Rockhampton and Yeppoon to support individuals transitioning from acute care to community living. The role sits in a two-house TRP setting with a 24/7 rotating roster, including sleepovers and holidays.

As a Community Mental Health Practitioner, you will help clients develop daily living skills, connect with community resources and participate in recovery-focused activities, while collaborating with

Mind Australia is a leading mental health organisation offering casual opportunities across Rockhampton and Yeppoon to support individuals transitioning from acute care to community living. The role sits in a two-house TRP setting with a 24/7 rotating roster, including sleepovers and holidays.

As a Community Mental Health Practitioner, you will help clients develop daily living skills, connect with community resources and participate in recovery-focused activities, while collaborating with

Mind Australia Limited is seeking an experienced Social Worker for a fixed-term, full-time role in the Pakenham area to lead and facilitate targeted group programs within the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local service.

You will provide evidence-based short-term therapies, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve access to primary mental health care, and support families and carers in maintaining engagement and community living.

Make a real difference in mental health recovery while growing your career with a leading mental health organisation Casual Opportunity Rockhampton & Yeppoon

Join Mind Australia and help people rebuild confidence, regain independence, and successfully transition from acute mental health care back into the community. Working within our Transitional Recovery Program, you'll support people to develop daily living skills, strengthen community connections, and achieve their recovery goals in a safe and supportive residential environment.

Why join Mind Australia?

• Competitive hourly rate $40.49 - $43.42 + 25% Casual loading + Super
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 per year to increase your take-home pay
• Ongoing training, professional development and career progression opportunities
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family
• Fitness Passport membership offering access to a wide range of fitness facilities
• Meaningful work where you can make a genuine impact on people's lives every day

About the role

As a Community Mental Health Practitioner, you will provide recovery-focused support to people living in a residential setting as they transition from hospital-based care back into the community.

This role is based across two residential houses in Rockhampton and Yeppoon and involves working a 24/7 rotating roster, including sleepovers, weekends, and public holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Support people transitioning from acute mental health care back into the community.
• Deliver high-quality, recovery-oriented support that promotes independence, wellbeing, and social connection.
• Facilitate individual and group activities aligned with clients' recovery goals.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, clinical services, and community partners.
• Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to a safe, supportive residential environment.

About the service

The Transitional Recovery Program (TRP) provides short-term residential support for adults transitioning from acute mental health care back into the community. Operating across two residential houses in Rockhampton and Yeppoon, the service offers a safe, home-like environment where people can focus on recovery, develop skills for independent living, and build meaningful connections with their community.

What you'll bring

• Certificate IV or higher qualification in Mental Health, Community Services, Disability, Youth Work, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field (or willingness to work towards obtaining one).
• Experience working with people with mental health challenges and complex needs, including families and carers.
• Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma- informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates.
• Current Blue card and NDIS Workers Screening check (or willingness to obtain)
• Ability to provide proof of vaccination against vaccine preventable diseases or willingness to obtain required vaccinations per Queensland Health partnership.

About Mind Australia

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.

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

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.

Position Description

PD Community Mental Health Practitioner (TRP) .pdf

Deb Budde, Service Manager

Make a real difference in mental health recovery while growing your career with a leading mental health organisation Casual Opportunity Rockhampton & Yeppoon

Join Mind Australia and help people rebuild confidence, regain independence, and successfully transition from acute mental health care back into the community. Working within our Transitional Recovery Program, you'll support people to develop daily living skills, strengthen community connections, and achieve their recovery goals in a safe and supportive residential environment.

Why join Mind Australia?

• Competitive hourly rate $40.49 - $43.42 + 25% Casual loading + Super
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 per year to increase your take-home pay
• Ongoing training, professional development and career progression opportunities
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family
• Fitness Passport membership offering access to a wide range of fitness facilities
• Meaningful work where you can make a genuine impact on people's lives every day

About the role

As a Community Mental Health Practitioner, you will provide recovery-focused support to people living in a residential setting as they transition from hospital-based care back into the community.

This role is based across two residential houses in Rockhampton and Yeppoon and involves working a 24/7 rotating roster, including sleepovers, weekends, and public holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Support people transitioning from acute mental health care back into the community.
• Deliver high-quality, recovery-oriented support that promotes independence, wellbeing, and social connection.
• Facilitate individual and group activities aligned with clients' recovery goals.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, clinical services, and community partners.
• Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to a safe, supportive residential environment.

About the service

The Transitional Recovery Program (TRP) provides short-term residential support for adults transitioning from acute mental health care back into the community. Operating across two residential houses in Rockhampton and Yeppoon, the service offers a safe, home-like environment where people can focus on recovery, develop skills for independent living, and build meaningful connections with their community.

What you'll bring

• Certificate IV or higher qualification in Mental Health, Community Services, Disability, Youth Work, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field (or willingness to work towards obtaining one).
• Experience working with people with mental health challenges and complex needs, including families and carers.
• Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma- informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates.
• Current Blue card and NDIS Workers Screening check (or willingness to obtain)
• Ability to provide proof of vaccination against vaccine preventable diseases or willingness to obtain required vaccinations per Queensland Health partnership.

About Mind Australia

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.

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

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.

Position Description

PD Community Mental Health Practitioner (TRP) .pdf

Deb Budde, Service Manager

• Lead the team and oversee all aspects of service delivery, ensuring high-quality, recovery-oriented support for people, families and carers.
• Internal Opportunity Full-time role until 31 December 2027
• Adult Step-Up Step-Down residential service (ASUSD) Gladstone

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.

About the role

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Service Manager to lead the Adult Step-Up Step-Down (ASUSD) service in Gladstone.

In this leadership role, you will lead the team and oversee all aspects of service delivery, ensuring high-quality, recovery-oriented services are provided to people, families and carers in line with Mind's Model of Recovery Oriented Practice and organisational values.

You will be accountable for service performance, budget targets and operational requirements, while building strong relationships with clinical partners, community organisations, government agencies and other key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage high-quality, recovery-oriented services for people, families and carers in line with Mind's Model of Recovery-Oriented Practice.
• Provide leadership, coaching and supervision to Team Leaders and multidisciplinary teams to achieve quality service and performance outcomes.
• Oversee day-to-day service operations, including intake, assessment, recovery planning, care reviews, staffing, rostering and service requirements.
• Manage service performance, budgets, reporting, contractual obligations and compliance with organisational policies and procedures.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with clinical services, community organisations, government agencies and other key stakeholders.
• Foster a positive, high-performing culture that values lived experience, continuous improvement, cultural safety and workforce development.

What you'll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Leadership experience in mental health, community services, disability, health or a related sector, with ability to lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary team.
• Expertise in trauma-informed, recovery-oriented practice and evidence-based interventions.
• Experience in managing service performance, budgets, reporting requirements and stakeholder partnerships.
• Ability to provide proof of vaccination against vaccine preventable diseases, or willingness to obtain required vaccinations per Queensland Health partnership.

Interested?

this opportunity is open to current Mind Australia employees only.

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

About the service

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local services are a key recommendation from Victoria's Royal Commission into the mental health service system's transformation.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local will act as the front door service to the mental health system and will provide 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. These services will have a 'no wrong door' policy, ensuring accessibility to all individuals seeking support

About the role

We are seeking a professional, self-motivated Social Worker for a Fixed Term Full-time opportunity to lead, develop and facilitate a variety of targeted group work programs in the Pakenham area. You will utilise expertise to deliver meaningful evidence based, time limited therapies, in response to the needs of people accessing the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local.

Key responsibilities

• Provide support plans and short-term intervention methods of demonstrated effectiveness that are person-led and evidence based to meet the model of care.
• 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.
• Make linkages and build relationships and referral pathways to maintain or create a range of local supports for older people that facilitate them living the life of their choosing in their own community.
• Develop and contribute to individual and behavioural risk management plans ensuring all appropriate contemporary evidence base theory is drawn from and implemented to ensure older people achieve outcomes enhancing quality of life.
• Design, develop, facilitate and evaluate wellbeing/therapeutic groups. Utilise a co-design process to develop groups wherever possible.

What you'll bring

• Tertiary degree qualifications in Social Work.
• Eligibility for membership to the Australian Associate of Social Workers (AASW)
• Previous experience providing wellbeing supports using a recovery-oriented approach in an Allied Health clinical role.
• Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health challenges, AOD challenges, dual disabilities, complex needs and with their families, carers and supporters.
• Demonstrated knowledge and clinical experience in flexible therapeutic support services including assessment, brief intervention, treatment planning and evaluation.

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.
• Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor

Position Description

PD Social Worker - Locals Tranche 3 - .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

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

Zange Oldfield - Service Operations Manager