Job Description

• Part Time (30.4hrs per week – 0.8FTE), Ongoing
• Bendigo/Echuca location
• Make a difference in the lives of people living with HIV and LGBTQI+ communities

About the role

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals are a flagship recommendation from Victoria's Royal Commission into Mental Health, acting as the 'front door' to the mental health system with a 'no wrong door' approach.

As part of a multidisciplinary team based at the Bendigo-Echuca Local, you will provide affirming, trauma-informed clinical care to LGBTQI+ community members experiencing mental ill health or psychological distress - ensuring services are safe, inclusive and responsive to LGBTQI+ clients and their families (including chosen family).

You will:

• Conduct trauma-informed mental health assessments tailored to the LGBTQI+ community.
• Develop and deliver individualised, evidence-based care plans.
• Use a Single Session Approach to provide immediate, high-impact support.
• Partner with Peer Practitioners and the Lived Experience Team to create an affirming environment for consumers and carers.
• Contribute to co-design and co-production of services with the LGBTQI+ community.
• Collaborate with external partners to deliver seamless, integrated care that responds to intersectionality within our communities.

What’s on offer

In addition to a pay rate at SCHADS Award/SACS Level 5 (pro-rata) + superannuation, Thorne Harbour Health pays above award rates. You will also be able to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits as well as accessing professional and career development.

About you

You will have a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field with eligibility for registration with AHPRA or AASW. You will also have:

• Demonstrated clinical skill in mental health assessment and evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individual and group).
• Strong cultural competence and understanding of the mental health needs of LGBTQI+ communities, including diverse gender, sexuality and relationship experiences.
• Knowledge of affirmative, inclusive best-practice frameworks for LGBTQI+ mental health care.
• Skilled at working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication skills across consumers, families, carers and external partners.
• An understanding of intersectionality and trauma-informed practice.
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence.

About us

Thorne Harbour Health is an LGBTQI+ community-controlled health organisation, governed by our members and working for our sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities. For over 40 years - since our beginnings as the Victorian AIDS Action Committee in 1983 - we've led the community response to HIV and AIDS in Victoria, and since 2015 have extended that work into South Australia.

We're working toward a future where our communities are healthy and live safely, with dignity and wellbeing - free of HIV, stigma and discrimination.

For a detailed position description, including selection criteria, visit our website: https://thorneharbour.org/about/work/

Inclusion Matters

We strongly encourage applications from people who are:

• Part of the LGBTQI+ community
• Living with HIV
• From culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• First Nations people
• People with disability

For further enquiries about the role, please contact Damien Stevens-Todd – Program Manager, Thorne Harbour Country via email – damien.stevens-todd@thorneharbour.org

How to apply

Written applications addressing the selection criteria and including a resume and the names and contact details of three professional referees should be sent via the job listing in Employment Hero.

Applications close on Sunday 30 August 2026

Important: it is essential that applicants specifically address the selection criteria. Where selection criteria have not been addressed, applications will not be considered.

Thorne Harbour Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks for all roles.