Posted: 10/03/2026

Closing Date: 25/03/2026

Salary: $88,099.57 - $94,792.09

Job Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Kaurna Country, Sonder & headspace Edinburgh North

Job Category: Healthcare & Medical

Who are we?

Sonder is an inclusive, not-for-profit organisation that has been providing better quality health and support services to the South Australian community since 1993. We support thousands of people each year to access services across seven key domains - Mental Health, Aboriginal Health, Alcohol and/or other Drugs, Employment, Community Health, Disability, and Homelessness

What benefits can we offer?

When you work with Sonder, you become part of the Sonder family and that provides you with a number of benefits such as:

- Salary (excluding super) paid above award and reviewed annually
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development allowance provided yearly
- Generous salary packaging options - increase your take home pay by 6-12%
- 17.5% Leave Loading
- Modern and welcoming office spaces
- Christmas Closure Bonus Leave (above annual leave entitlements)
- Training opportunities
- Meal & entertainment allowances
- Paid parental leave, and much more!

Sonder are open to negotiating further benefits with the successful applicant to ensure an excellent working environment for you.

Hours :Part time (0.6 FTE)

Contract :Ongoing

Location :Kaurna Country Sonder Edinburgh North & Sonder Port Adelaide with the requirement to travel to Ngadjuri Country, Sonder Nuriootpa and Kaurna Country, Sonder Gawler

About the Role : The Mental Health Project Officer will work within a multidisciplinary team to facilitate the provision of high-quality mental health services within Sonder’s Mental Health portfolio.



The position is primarily responsible for data and performance monitoring, as well as advancing continuous quality improvement initiatives. Additionally, the role provides executive support to leadership meetings within the Mental Health portfolio.

This role supports staff across Sonder office locations at Edinburgh North and Port Adelaide, as well as country locations including Gawler and Nuriootpa. The position may be based at either Edinburgh North or Port Adelaide and requires the ability and willingness to travel to all locations as required; therefore, a current driver’s licence is essential.

Experience Requirements :

- Experience working in a health care service, preferably mental health.
- Experience in using, and preferably experience in training others to use, client management systems, BI Reports and SharePoint.
- Experience in data collection, monitoring and performance reporting.
- Experience in collaborating effectively with others to undertake quality improvement activities.
- Experience in communicating professionally in written and oral formats.
- Experience in providing administrative support for meetings.
- Experience in working independently as well as within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in effectively managing multiple demands.

Qualification and Other Requirements :

- Tertiary level qualifications relating to public health, physical health, or mental health are required. Other tertiary level qualifications may be considered where a strong understanding of mental health services can be demonstrated.
- Current or willing to obtain a Working with Children's Check (WWCC)
- Current or willing to obtain a National Police Check (NPC)
- Current Drivers Licence

How to apply : **Advert Closing Date: Wednesday 25 March 2026

📌 Mental Health Project Officer (Geelong)
🏢 Sonder Au
📍 Geelong