Brief Intervention Therapist

Join our multidisciplinary mental health team in Kingaroy! While driving high-quality, person-centred care across Open Minds’ Medicare Mental Health Services, our centres offer assessment, triage, warm referrals, immediate and short-medium term support for people with varying levels of need, including those in crisis.

As a Brief Interventions Therapist, you will deliver competent, evidence-based mental health interventions tailored to meet the psychosocial needs and goals of our consumers. Utilising recovery, strength-based, trauma-informed, and motivational interviewing frameworks, you will play a crucial role in supporting individuals on their mental health journey.

About You

• Experience in delivering a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions, such as Psychoeducation, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT).
• Ability to conduct comprehensive risk assessments and advocating for the mental health needs of clients.
• Provide individualised, culturally informed care, involving families and support networks where appropriate.
• Support the development of future practitioners by supervising and guiding student placements and contributing positively to team culture.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and actively participating in quality improvement initiatives.

Perks & Benefits

• Salary packaging options up to $15,900 and $2,650 for meal and entertainment p/a of tax-free income.
• 17.5% annual leave loading and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Competitive pay rates and exclusive discounts at hundreds of leading retailers, travel providers, and service brands.
• In-house ongoing professional development and access to an online learning platform.
• Grow your career your way with opportunities across Vertaview Group, including Mental Health and Youth programs, Behaviour Support and Frontline Support Services.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in health, counselling, behavioural/social sciences, community services, or a related discipline
• Current Driver Licence
• Current Blue Card
• Current National Police Check.
• Knowledge of mental health systems, legislation, and standards
• Knowledge and ability to develop and deliver group-based skills training activities to assist clients’ psychosocial functioning

About Open Minds

Open Minds has delivered mental health services across NSW and QLD for over 114 years, including headspace centres, Medicare Mental Health Centres, universal aftercare, psychosocial programs, and clinical care coordination.

Apply Now!

Join our team and be a part of something bigger. Real People, Real Support, Real Impact! For any questions, feel free to reach out to us at recruitment@openminds.org.au

Diversity is Strength. We encourage people from diverse ages, gender, identity, cultural backgrounds and experience including First nations peoples, Cultural and linguistically diverse, LGBTIQA+SB, lived/ peer, mental health experience, to apply for this position.