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Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Social Worker, or Speech Pathologist (Mental Health Worker)
Kingaroy
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Mental Health Clinicians |
| Classification | HP3 |
| Workplace Location | Toowoomba region,Wide Bay |
| Job ad reference | QLD/DD2607688335 |
| Closing date | 13-Aug-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Collette Ramsay |
| Contact details | (07) 4162 0487 Access the National Relay Service |
What your day could look like
As a Mental Health Worker, you'll play a vital role in supporting children, young people and families to achieve better mental health and wellbeing outcomes. From assessment and therapeutic intervention through to care coordination and collaborative planning, you'll work alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team to deliver meaningful, person-centred support.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
- Delivering evidence-informed mental health care that helps children and young people achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.
- Building trusted partnerships with families, carers, schools and health professionals to ensure coordinated support.
- Providing clinical expertise that strengthens service quality, promotes safety and supports recovery-focused care.
- Contributing to service improvement, learning and innovation that enhances experiences for consumers and the broader community.
Let's talk about you!
You're someone who combines clinical capability with genuine compassion. You communicate with empathy, make sound decisions, and value collaboration when supporting children, young people and their families. You'll take pride in helping people through challenging times, knowing your work improves wellbeing, builds resilience and creates positive change. You're seeking an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while growing professionally.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
- Relevant professional qualification and current registration, membership or certification within your discipline.
- Experience delivering evidence-based services to children, young people and families, ideally within mental health or related settings.
- Strong communication, relationship-building and teamwork skills.
- Ability to manage priorities while maintaining high standards of clinical care and professionalism.
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience in regional, community or child and youth mental health settings and/or additional training in contemporary therapeutic approaches.
Above all, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage, helping create better outcomes for young people, families and communities.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.
Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.
Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:
- Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
- Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
- Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
- Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.
For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits
Your future is here. Where are you?
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.
Find out more about us!
Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:
www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns
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Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
We’re building a welcoming, inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and supported.
Before you apply, please take a moment to read the attached documents to learn about the role and process.
Documents
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