• Student Affairs Division
• This is a full-time continuing position with salary in the range $100,554 to $109,496 (HEW 7) plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%.
• Join a passionate, multidisciplinary team committed to student mental health and wellbeing, where you will contribute to a holistic approach by providing essential assessment and referral services for a diverse student population.
• Bring your excellent triage skills to manage high demand to focus on assessment and referral rather than therapy, and requires a proactive approach to evolving service delivery.
• Based at our St Lucia campus

About This Opportunity

As a Mental Health Adviser, you will provide crucial triage support and emergency mental health care to students experiencing crisis. This vital role involves ensuring timely and targeted assistance through a stepped care approach, and you'll contribute significantly to developing and coordinating triage strategies to enhance overall student wellbeing at the University.

Key responsibilities will include:

Lead Mental Health Triage & Assessment

• Provide essential triage within Student Services, assessing risk and needs for all students, including those with high-risk or complex presentations, to ensure timely and targeted support.

Facilitate Referrals & Holistic Support

• Act as a key referral point for students with mental health concerns, developing and maintaining internal and external pathways, while collaborating with colleagues to ensure a holistic, cross-referred approach to student wellbeing and engagement.

Coordinate Case Management & Awareness

• Coordinate and contribute to the planning and case management for students with mental health concerns and raise awareness of available support services to enhance student engagement with university life.

Lead Mental Health Triage & Assessment

• Evaluate the effectiveness of assessment and referral processes, focusing on follow-up and engagement with resources, while maintaining appropriate, confidential, and accurate records

About You

• A degree or training in a relevant mental health field (e.g., Mental Health Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy) with at least four years' relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in crisis response, intake, triage management, and brief mental health assessment for diverse clients.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to build rapport with and provide advice to clients from diverse backgrounds, alongside the capacity to work effectively both independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Proven ability to be flexible and responsive to changing work priorities, demonstrating strong self-management of personal development and workloads.
• A clear understanding of the unique mental health challenges affecting students in tertiary education, and the ability to provide appropriate advice and recommendations on available services.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment, and may be required to complete background checks including, criminal history and education checks. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave, 17% superannuation contributions, 17.5% annual leave loading.
• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight.
• Health and wellness discounts - fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family.
• Cheap parking, On campus childcare and Salary packaging options.

Want to Apply?

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the 'About You' section above.
• Resume

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Sheldon at [email protected]. For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Applications close Sunday 13 July 2025 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-51663).

Please note shortlisting and interviews may be held prior to the date above and UQ reserves the right to close the recruitment process early. You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don't meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

We know one of our strengths as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. Reach out to [email protected] for accessibility support or adjustments.

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.