At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team providing mental health care to young people in need.
- Company: Bendigo Health, a leader in regional healthcare with a proud history.
- Benefits: Generous relocation support, sign-on incentive, and flexible working arrangements.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to excellent care and community wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on young lives while developing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in mental health care and a passion for supporting youth.
The predicted salary is between 56.73 - 63.01 $ per hour.
We offer generous relocation support of up to $10,000 (international), $6,000 (interstate), or $3,000 (within Victoria) to help make your move to Bendigo seamless!
Benefit from a $10,000 sign-on incentive, paid as $5,000 on commencement and $5,000 after 12 months of service!
Build your future with Bendigo Health through permanent residency sponsorship pathways available after 12 months for eligible candidates!
The Position
- Job Reference: 4776
- Classification: NP81-NP74, YB24 - YB27, YC46 - YC49, PK1-PK4
- Salary per hour (exc. super): $56.73 - $63.01, $48.45 - $55.69, $47.81 - $54.10
- Hours per fortnight: Up to 64 - 80 Hours (Including an ADO every 4 weeks if working 80 hours)
- Employment Status: Ongoing and Fixed Term Full Time and Part Time positions available - Fixed Term Until 03/01/2028
- Other Requirements: 2026 Flu Vaccination
Be part of a dynamic team making a real impact on young lives across the Loddon Campaspe Southern Mallee region. The Youth Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Service delivers Tier 3 clinical care to young people (18–25 years) experiencing complex mental health challenges — including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, early psychosis, personality disorders, and co-occurring drug and alcohol issues.
Based at our Bendigo service hub (with outreach across the region and Bendigo YPARC), our team provides comprehensive assessment, outreach treatment, and ongoing care. We also support carers, professionals, and the wider community through education and collaboration.
Our mission:
- Reduce untreated mental illness among young people
- Shorten the duration of untreated episodes
- Deliver phase-specific, evidence-based treatment
- Support recovery, reduce hospital admissions, and strengthen community connections
- Partner with carers and service providers for holistic care
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time. Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the onboarding process.
Your New Division
The Mental Health Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment area in Victoria stretching from Swan Hill in the north of the state to Gisborne in the south. Family sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification, inclusion and support of families, carers and children.
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Act with Respect X | We are proud to be a Respect X Accredited Employer. We have zero tolerance for sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination in our organisation.
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Bendigo Health is a leading regional health service that prioritises career growth and professional development for its employees. With a supportive and collaborative work culture, staff enjoy generous benefits such as five weeks of annual leave, flexible working arrangements, and access to health and wellbeing programs, all while living in the vibrant community of Bendigo, which offers a rich lifestyle and excellent amenities.
