Intake and Brief Intervention Practitioner

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualties, ages and backgrounds.

Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. Mind has been supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives for more than 45 years.

We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

About the service

headspace in partnership with Mind aims to promote and facilitate improvements in the mental health, social wellbeing and economic participation of young people aged 12-25 years residing in the Eastern Region of Melbourne. Services in this youth friendly space are delivered across four core streams - physical and sexual health, mental health, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), and educational and vocational services to improve access for young people to mental health programs as well as ensuring better co-ordination between service providers.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated, compassionate Intake and Brief Intervention Practitioner for a Permanent, Part-time opportunity to work in the Box Hill area. Working within a multi-disciplinary team, you will undertake brief intervention, provide referrals and care coordination for young people and their families using strength-based, recovery-focused approaches.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with young people to enable them to live a meaningful life through supporting them through a staged approach to recovery
• Support young people and their families and friends in a range of areas including understanding and managing their own mental health and developing daily living skills and capacity for self-care amongst other duties.
• Facilitate, as appropriate, the re-engagement and maintenance of family, friends and carer relationships.
• Make linkages and build relationships and referral pathways to maintain or create a range of local supports for young people that facilitate them living the life of their choosing in their own community.
• Plan and develop group work programs with the Clinical Lead that will assist young people and potentially their families, friends and carers to build their skills, social connections and focus on their recovery
• Provide clear, concise, and timely documented evidence of clinical interventions and document all activities using Mind’s ICT system and processes.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Peer Work, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health related field as designated by Mind.
• Experience and expertise in working directly with young people with mental health issues, complex needs, contextual challenges, family violence, poverty, homelessness, drug and alcohol, protective issues and with their families and carers.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team providing integrated care.
• Demonstrated skills in working with young people and their families and friends with mental health and/or contextual challenges including family violence, poverty, homelessness, drug and alcohol, protective issues
• Demonstrated understanding of available community services, networks and supports.
• Mandarin, Cantonese and other Asian language skills are highly regarded

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.
• Workplace Banking Portal that provides convenient access to a range of banking and lifestyle benefits offered through Mind’s CommBank program.
• Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 500282. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Tuesday 1 September 2026. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. Please contact the persons below for more information.

Amanda Toyer – Clinical Lead, headspace Box Hill

Amanda.Toyer@mindaustralia.org.au 

Position Description

 PD Intake and Brief Intervention Practitioner (Headspace Box Hill) 20260818.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.

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 hr@mindaustralia.org.au