Mental Health Professional – Graduate OT

• Are you a Graduate or Early Career Mental Health Occupational Therapist?

• Are you looking for an interesting and challenging role within a dedicated multi-disciplinary team?

• Would you like to make a positive contribution and work with young people supporting positive mental health?

Bellarine Community Health is currently seeking a graduate or early career Mental Health OT to join our team in a full time, 12 months fixed term role.

The Position Description is available here: PD Youth Mental Health Professional_OT Graduate APRIL 2025

About the role

BCH’s Youth team provides a diverse range of primary health care services to our increasing population. Currently we deliver services across our sites including headspace Ocean Grove, BCH youth services, Doctors in Secondary School clinic, within schools and community settings.

BCH has built a passionate and friendly work environment, which provides generous support for professional development, clinical supervision, team meetings and flexible working arrangements.

The Graduate OT Mental Health Worker will work closely with a multidisciplinary team including general practitioners (GPs), allied health and nursing staff to facilitate the provision of coordinated clinical care and therapy

We would like to hear from you, if you have…

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy as a graduate or early career graduate.
• Current full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Member of Occupational Therapy Australia.
• Ability to work on routine OT tasks within the scope of practice, consulting suitably experienced health professionals when required, and use a range of assessment tools.
• Understanding of adolescent development stages and how they impact mental health.
• Experience in establishment and facilitation of group interventions.
• Developing interpersonal skills with an ability to build positive relationships and work in a team environment, and work with a diverse range of people.
• Willingness to participate in Occupational Therapy Australia’s training and supervision opportunities for newly graduated OT’s.
• High levels of professionalism, positivity, confidentiality and discretion and ability to operate with a collaborative approach.
• Exceptional communication skills, with strong organisational and time management skills and the ability to prioritise a complex and competing workload.

What we offer

To support you to balance your work/life commitments, grow your skills and expertise, enjoy work and feel valued, we offer the following:

• Generous salary packaging benefits – you can access some of your annual salary tax free each year, hence you pay less tax each pay and take more pay home
  • Living Expenses capped at $15,900 annually (includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans, and rental payments)
  • Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650
  • Find out more about salary packaging by clicking here
• Career advancement opportunities and frequent graded clinical supervision with senior professionals
• A supportive positive workplace culture, including a professional Mental Health team for clinical support and training in the role
• Generous leave arrangements including annual leave, parental leave, and professional development
• Flexible work environment
• Discounted gym membership at seven sites across the region
• Employee assistance program: up to 5 counselling sessions per year

Conditions of Employment

• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Working with Children Check
• Victorian Driver’s Licence
• 100-point ID Check

How to Apply

To find out more, please contact Tanya Fitzpatrick, Mental Health and Youth Health & Wellbeing Manager, at [email protected] or by phone on 5253 0400. The Position Description is available here: PD Youth Mental Health Professional_OT Graduate APRIL 2025.

Applications must include cover letter, response to key selection criteria, application form (click here), and resume in PDF format. Please submit your application to [email protected] today – applications are being assessed as they are received with final applications closing at 5.00 pm on Wednesday 16th April 2025.

Bellarine Community Heath is an inclusive employer. We are a family friendly workplace and aim to create a work environment where all employees are respected, connected, and can contribute, regardless of age, culture, ability, family and caring responsibilities, gender or gender identity, Indigeneity, religion, or sexuality. We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of diversity. 

Bellarine Community Health is committed to protect children and reduce any opportunities for abuse or harm to occur.

Bellarine Community Health acknowledges the Wadawurrung People as the traditional custodians of the land, waters and skies of the Bellarine Peninsula. We acknowledge and respect Wadawurrung Elders and leaders, past, present and emerging and pay gratitude for their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace and welcome people from all cultures and backgrounds to our service.