Mental Health Practioner

Mental Health Practitioner (Social Worker / Allied Health)
City of Moreton Bay, Brisbane QLD | Full-time or part-time (30-38 hrs/week)
Fixed-term to 30 June 2027, with a strong possibility of extension | SCHADS Award, Community Services Worker Level 5

Make a real difference in people's recovery
Talent Quarter is partnering with a respected, values-driven community organisation to recruit an experienced Social Worker or Allied Health professional for its Medicare Mental Health Centre in Redcliffe. If you want to deliver person-led, trauma-informed mental health support within a genuinely collaborative team, this one is worth a conversation.

Why this opportunity?

• Join an innovative, integrated mental health service with a strong peer-led philosophy
• Work in a multidisciplinary team that values clinical, psychosocial and lived-experience expertise
• Choose full-time or part-time hours to suit your lifestyle
• Access professional development, regular supervision and room to grow your practice
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and community-focused organisation
• Fixed-term contract with a strong possibility of extension

The role
You'll work alongside people to understand their needs, strengths and recovery goals, providing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment, recovery planning, practical psychosocial support, service navigation and therapeutic group programs. The people you support may be experiencing emotional distress, suicidal ideation or complex circumstances involving housing, family violence, substance use, employment or physical health.
No two days are the same. Your work may include:

• Conducting trauma-informed biopsychosocial assessments
• Developing and reviewing person-led recovery and support plans
• Providing immediate support to people experiencing acute distress
• Building participants' confidence, independence and practical life skills
• Connecting people with clinical, housing, domestic and family violence, employment, financial, AOD and community services
• Supporting applications for the NDIS, Disability Support Pension, social housing or Victim Assist
• Co-facilitating therapeutic and psychosocial groups (e.g. DBT skills, art therapy, walking groups)
• Working alongside Peer Service Guides in a welcoming drop-in environment
• Providing outreach support across Redcliffe and the Southern Moreton Bay region
• Collaborating with families, carers, health professionals and community providers

The Centre operates extended hours, so some Saturday work is required.

About you
You're a thoughtful, compassionate practitioner who builds trust with people in difficult or uncertain circumstances, balancing professional assessment with warm, practical support.

Essential:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work or a relevant Allied Health discipline
• Current AASW eligibility or registration with the relevant professional body
• Experience undertaking comprehensive biopsychosocial or psychosocial assessments
• Experience developing recovery plans that help people achieve meaningful goals
• Sound knowledge of trauma-informed, strengths-based and recovery-oriented practice
• Ability to respond calmly and constructively to distress, uncertainty and complexity
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills within a multidisciplinary team
• Confidence using client information and data management systems

Highly regarded:

• Experience with outcome measurement tools such as K10+, RAS-DS or CANSAS
• Experience supporting therapeutic or psychosocial groups

Practical requirements:

• Current open Queensland driver licence
• Access to a roadworthy, appropriately insured vehicle
• Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening clearance (or ability to obtain them)
• Satisfactory criminal history check

About our client
Our client is a community-based organisation committed to helping people across all life stages lead active, healthy and socially connected lives. Its Medicare Mental Health Centres provide free, accessible, integrated support through multidisciplinary teams of practitioners and people with lived experience, guided by a person-led, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed approach and a commitment to "Peer First, Peer Throughout and Peer Last."
How to apply
Interested? Send your resume and a brief cover letter to at greg.forster@talentquarter.com or call 0482 077543 for a confidential chat about the role. You can also apply via the link. Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, so we encourage you to apply early.