Job Description

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor - Australia Wide

Bring your experience to life. Empower others. Help save lives when it matters most.

📍 Australia Wide | 💼 Casual/Contractor role | 🌏 Travel opportunities

🧠 Make a real impact through early intervention and community care

At Real Response, we believe preparation saves lives, not just in physical emergencies, but in mental health too.

We deliver practical, evidence-based training that equips individuals, workplaces and communities with the knowledge, confidence and skills to recognise and respond to mental health challenges early.

Our instructors play a vital role in reducing stigma, strengthening support networks, and helping people step in with confidence when someone needs help most.

As An Instructor, You’ll:

• Deliver engaging, high-quality Mental Health First Aid training to diverse organisations and communities.
• Facilitate supportive, inclusive learning environments that encourage open conversation and skill development.
• Adapt delivery to suit different audiences, industries and learning needs.
• Travel to client sites around [location], with optional interstate opportunities.
• Receive ongoing support from our national training team.
• Contribute to building mentally healthy workplaces, schools and communities.

Essential Requirements

• Current Mental Health First Aid Instructor accreditation.
• Valid Working With Children Check.
• Current Police Check.
• Driver’s licence and reliable vehicle to travel to course locations.

MHFA Specialist Instructor Areas

Please let us know any specialist MHFA Instructor qualifications you hold, such as:

• Youth MHFA Instructor
• Teen MHFA Instructor
• Older Person MHFA Instructor
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander MHFA Instructor
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth MHFA Instructor

Why Join Us:

• Make a meaningful impact by improving mental health.
• Work with an energised, supportive team that values collaboration.

About Real Response

At Real Response, we do training differently.

We bring together emergency professionals, educators, and creatives to deliver immersive, high-impact training that sticks because in real emergencies, there’s no time to second-guess.

Over a decade ago, our founders Ben and Motti saw a problem: too many people were leaving training without the confidence to act in real-life emergencies. So they set out to change that creating a new kind of training where realism, confidence, and hands-on experience are at the core.

Today, we’re a team of 40+ passionate professionals working across Australia and beyond. We run nationally recognised training in first aid, fire safety, emergency drills, mental health, tactical medicine, and security.

We proudly work with organisations such as Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT), University of Melbourne, Metro Trains, Australian Federal Police and many more.

From small businesses to high-risk industries and government departments, our reach is wide, but our impact is always personal.

We’re not just teaching skills, we’re empowering people to save lives.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re passionate about improving mental health outcomes and want to empower people with the skills to support others when it matters most, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build stronger, more supportive communities.