Do you have a passion for supporting people in our community?
Join our leading Northern Territory community-managed organisation offering psychosocial support services, NDIS services, suicide prevention training and health promotion initiatives aimed at enhancing the mental health and wellbeing of people living in Central Australia. We specialise in psychosocial recovery and mental health promotion with a strong community presence and reputation.
POSITION: Mental Health Recovery Worker
SALARY LEVEL: $93,201.99 – $100,286.94 (MHACA EBA/SCHADS Level 4) + 12% super
POSITION HOURS: 38 hours a week. Full time and ongoing.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Mental Health Recovery Workers provide non-clinical supports to people living with mental health challenges and psychosocial disability. Recovery Workers assist participants in setting goals and actions as part of a Stay Strong Recovery Plan. The goals are individual to the person but may include things like developing or rediscovering social and living skills, access to training and employment opportunities and participation within the community through engagement in activities. The supports can be provided at MHACA, at the participants home or in the community. This position will be supporting male participants, including Aboriginal men, and as such is male identified to provide culturally responsive supports.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for someone who has case management or support work experience who can work with flexibly in a dynamic organisation. An ability to easily develop rapport with people from a range of backgrounds is essential. The right candidate will also have effective written communication skills, including high computer literacy and high-quality case notes.
WHAT WE OFFER
MHACA offers a rewarding career with a range of employee benefits including:
- Purpose driven, impact focused work within the mental health services sector.
- Six weeks annual leave, and 11 days personal leave per year.
- Generous salary sacrifice for full-time, part-time and casual employees.
- A Wellbeing Allowance of $400 per financial year
- Opportunities to grow, including professional development through our Learning and Development Framework, as well as individual training opportunities.
- Family friendly workplace policies.
If this sounds interesting and you think you’d be an asset to our team, we encourage you to APPLY NOW.
We encourage people to apply, even if they don’t meet all role requirements as we value transferable skills, diverse perspectives, experiences and contributions.
Download the Position Description
For further information on the position please contact 8950 4600 or email hr@mhaca.org.au
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications need to contain a cover letter that demonstrates your experience in line with the essential role criteria, along with a resume and contact details of two current referees.
Please email your application to hr@mhaca.org.au
Applications will close at 9am on Monday 19 October 2026.
