Transform lives, every single day Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare, we bring the strength, support and structure to help you build a career with purpose. We have been serving vulnerable communities for more than 170 years, supporting over 40,000 people each year through person‑centred care and services.

Your opportunity

In this 24-month graduate program, you will work across Anglicare’s community counselling and mental health and wellbeing services. You will support individuals and families through therapeutic support, care planning, sustained relationships and multidisciplinary teamwork. Year1 is designed for early‑career practitioners, with a reduced caseload, close supervision and regular reflective practice. By Year2, you will move towards more independent practice.

- Work directly with individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges
- Support care planning and therapeutic practice
- Participate in clinical supervision, peer consultation and reflective practice
- Build confidence through structured learning and supported client work
- Develop skills towards independent practice over the 24‑month program

You will have a dedicated supervisor, a senior practice mentor, and a structured learning program built for this stage of your career. You will not be managing a full caseload from week one. But you will be doing real work, with real people, that matters.

You will not be one of a large cohort finding your own way. You will be one of two practitioners in this stream, known by name, supervised closely, and genuinely invested in.

You will begin your program embedded in our Foster Care and Adoption team. From there, rotations across Anglicare's Community and Mission division are shaped by organisational needs and, where possible, your interests and development goals.

The Program

Structured graduate programs in NSW community services are rare. NFP ones even rarer. This is one of them. Co‑designed with Anglicare’s senior practice leaders, the structure, supervision model and learning framework were built specifically to develop the next generation of practitioners in this field. You will be supported by experienced practitioners within their teams.





- Work directly with individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges
- Support care planning and therapeutic practice
- Participate in clinical supervision, peer consultation and reflective practice
- Build confidence through structured learning and supported client work
- Develop skills towards independent practice over the 24‑month program

What you’ll bring

You are ready to begin your career in mental health, counselling or community services. You take the therapeutic relationship seriously and understand that showing up consistently matters. You are reflective, curious and comfortable working with complexity while continuing to learn.

You will need:

- Bachelor of Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or a related degree
- Completion of at least one supervised placement as part of your degree
- Graduation by December2026
- Current NSW Driver Licence
- Working with Children Check and National Police Check, or willingness to obtain these before commencement
- Permanent work rights in Australia
- Commitment to the full 2‑year graduate program
- Clinical registration is not required.
- Placement exposure to mental health, counselling or community services is preferred but not essential.

Why Anglicare?

Benefits include:

- 24 months of supported practice
- $84,000 base salary + super
- Not‑for‑profit salary packaging of up to $15,900 tax‑free
- Individual supervision and peer learning
- Dedicated professional development days
- Support into permanent roles within Community and Mission, subject to suitable vacancies
- Employee Assistance Program
- Access to employee benefits and discounts

Are you ready for a career that means more?

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian‑based values,



our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Your rewards and benefits

We believe that caring for others starts with caring for our people. Because you put so much heart into helping the most vulnerable in our community, we’re committed to supporting you to thrive both professionally and personally. Here, we recognise that meaningful work deserves meaningful support. So, we’ve designed a comprehensive package of rewards and benefits that reflect our values and make a real difference to your life. We support your career by investing in your growth, balance and security through professional development opportunities. We also offer market-competitive salary packaging, wellbeing programs and generous discounts for you and your family.

Staff Rewards

Enjoy access to our staff rewards portal, with exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers, free wellbeing resources and more.

Salary Packaging

Pay less tax on your income and increase your take‑home pay! With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free. You can also spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment… tax free!

Employee Assistance Program

At Anglicare, we care about your mental wellbeing, both at work and at home. Our confidential Employee Assistance Program provides free counselling as you need it.

Employee Referral Program

Be rewarded with a $1,200 incentive every time you help us find the right person for a permanent role! Simply go to our careers page, refer a friend for a permanent role, and if they’re hired, you’ll receive an additional $1,200 (taxable) payment when they reach six months of service.

Formal Recognition

The Performance Review process supports your professional goals through ongoing conversations and feedback from your manager. Your Annual Review Conversation provides an opportunity to formally recognise and reward outstanding performance through career progression, skill development and secondment.

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📌 Graduate Program - Mental Health and Wellbeing (Ryde)
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