Occupational Therapist | Contractor

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 Opportunity

We are seeking passionate and experienced Occupational Therapists to join our Allied Health network as independent contractors, delivering NDIS-funded services across Melbourne’s North West.

This is an opportunity to build a meaningful NDIS caseload while supporting people experiencing psychosocial disability, mental health challenges and complex needs to achieve their goals, increase independence and improve wellbeing.

As a Mind contractor, you will benefit from consistent referrals, flexible service delivery options, and the opportunity to work collaboratively with a leading community mental health organisation.

What you’ll do

As a contractor with Mind, you will deliver high-quality, recovery-focused NDIS services including:

• Delivering assessments, therapeutic interventions and recommendations aligned with participants’ NDIS goals and individual needs.
• Supporting participants to build capacity, increase independence and achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Completing functional assessments, reports and recommendations to support participant goals and NDIS plan reviews.
• Delivering services through a combination of telehealth, community outreach and in-person appointments.
• Working collaboratively with participants, families, carers, Support Coordinators and other stakeholders.
• Maintaining accurate clinical documentation and records in line with NDIS requirements, professional standards and legislative obligations.
• Independently managing referrals, service delivery and caseload priorities.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy.
• Current AHPRA registration.
• Demonstrated experience delivering services within the NDIS framework is essential.
• Experience supporting people experiencing psychosocial disability, mental ill health, complex needs and/or co-occurring conditions.
• Strong skills in assessment, clinical reasoning, therapeutic intervention and recovery-oriented practice.
• Ability to work autonomously while managing clinical documentation and administrative responsibilities.
• Experience working collaboratively with participants, families, carers and multidisciplinary teams.

Contractor Requirements           

• ABN and capacity to invoice as a contractor
• Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance
• Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance
• Working With Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• National Police Check
• Unrestricted driver’s licence and roadworthy vehicle

 Why Join Mind as a Contractor?

• Flexibility to manage your own schedule and workload
• Competitive contractor rates
• Consistent referrals through our growing NDIS participant base
• Supportive multidisciplinary environment
• Partner with a leading national community mental health organisation

Interested?

To apply, please submit your application via SEEK using the Quick Apply function and attach your resume and a brief cover letter. Applications close at 11pm, Friday 11 September 2026.

Please include in your cover letter:

• Your experience delivering occupational therapy services within the NDIS, particularly supporting people experiencing psychosocial disability and/or mental health challenges.
• Confirmation that you meet, or are willing to obtain, the contractor compliance requirements listed in this advertisement

For more information, please contact:

Adele Henwood, General Manager - Specialist National Services
*************@mindaustralia.org.au

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.