• Facilitate family-focused interventions and care plans through in-person, telehealth and online counselling modalities
• Provide therapies adjusted to be responsive to the needs of consumers, families, carers and supporters
• Permanent Full time 38 hours/week (Mon – Fri) | Melton Locals / Location

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 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 more than 45 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 – Melton Locals

The Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing services, otherwise known as “Locals”, 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.

The Mind Locals are pursuing to “do things differently” by operating through a lived and living experience lens at all levels of the service. This approach is mandated by the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Mental Health in Victoria (2021), which includes putting the consumers and their rights at the centre of their care.

About the role

We are seeking an adaptable, culturally sensitive and supportive Family Therapist for a permanent fulltime (38 hours per week) opportunity in the Melton area. You will provide high quality counselling services, psychological clinical therapies, family interventions and group work, care plans and capacity building for families, carers and supporters of people experiencing mental ill health and/or alcohol and other drug (AOD) challenges.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake work with a strong understanding of cultural needs and implementing service in a way that supports cross cultural practice.
• Develop and deliver family therapy group work sessions as required that will assist consumers, families, carers and supporters to build their skills, develop wellbeing supports and better support themselves and their loved ones.
• Facilitate appropriate referrals which are part of the counselling formulation.
• Contribute to service design, share knowledge and skills across the Service Stream.
• Maintain a high standard of professional conduct and commitment to work collaboratively as a member of multidisciplinary team to provide integration and coordination between different sites or programs

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary degree qualifications in Counselling, Psychology, Family Therapy or other health related field as designated by Mind.
• Able to obtain registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), Australian Counselling Association (ACA) or equivalent accreditation.
• Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health challenges, AOD challenges, complex needs and with their families, carers and supporters.
• Previous significant experience in Counselling and/or Family Therapy.
• Demonstrated knowledge and clinical experience in flexible therapeutic support services including assessment, diagnosis, brief intervention, treatment planning and evaluation, education and research

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, and Monthly Accumulated Day off (Full time employees).
• 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.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 497897. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Sunday 10th August 2025. Please contact the person below for more information.

Nahisha Williams-Wynn – Service Operations Manager
[email protected]

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 [email protected]

Position Description

PD Family Therapist- Melton - July 25.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 and the ability to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19.