Welcome to Relational Minds

Relational Minds is a network of private child and family mental health clinics in Bendigo, Sunbury and Mildura, with telehealth reaching families across regional Australia. We work mainly through parents and carers, because in our experience they are the people best placed to create lasting change for a struggling child. Our work is guided by PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy), and we try to bring those same values to how we treat each other as a team.

This position is based in our Bendigo clinic, with some work supporting our Sunbury and Mildura teams.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ communities and people with disability.

About the Role

Relational Minds is seeking an experienced child and family therapist to join our Bendigo clinic, working closely with our Therapeutic and Operations Lead. The role is part time (minimum two days per week) with scope to increase. Alongside your own caseload, you will help support newer clinicians in Bendigo and contribute to our Sunbury and Mildura teams, mostly by telehealth.

Most of our therapeutic work happens through parents and carers. Many families come to us worn down by school refusal, explosive behaviour or the effects of early trauma, after the usual strategies have stopped working. You will be comfortable in those conversations, able to help parents understand what sits underneath their child's behaviour, and skilled at supporting them to stay steady and connected while change takes hold.

What You'll Be Doing

- Working therapeutically with parents and carers as the main focus of treatment, using our relational framework grounded in DDP and PACE

- Assessing children and adolescents presenting with anxiety, depression, trauma-related difficulties,



emotional dysregulation, ADHD and ASD, and developing treatment plans with families

- Providing dyadic, family and individual therapy where it strengthens the parent work

- Contributing to multidisciplinary case review, including input into treatment plans following families' initial appointments

- Supporting and mentoring less experienced clinicians through case consultation and shared work

- Liaising with schools, GPs, child protection and out-of-home care teams

- Documenting assessments, progress notes and reports in line with clinical and legal requirements

What We're Looking For

- At least three years of post-qualification experience in child and adolescent mental health

- Substantial experience working therapeutically with parents, carers and whole families, in addition to individual work with children

- Experience mentoring, supervising or supporting less experienced clinicians

- Confidence working with trauma, neurodevelopmental presentations and complex family systems

- Training in DDP or another attachment-based model (desirable)

- Experience with children in out-of-home care and their carers (desirable)

- Comfort working across sites and by telehealth

Essential Requirements

- Qualification in psychology, social work, mental health nursing, occupational therapy, or counselling and psychotherapy

- Registration with AHPRA, AASW, ACA or PACFA,



or other relevant body and professional indemnity insurance

- Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and current police check

- Current Australian work rights

What We Offer

At Relational Minds, we are dedicated to supporting the wellbeing and professional growth of our clinicians. In this role, you will benefit from:

- Flexible part time work arrangements (Minimum 2 days per week)

- Flexibility is offered to accommodate work-life balance.

- Competitive hourly rate based on responsibilities and experience).

- Ongoing professional development, clinical supervision, and training opportunities.

- A collaborative and supportive team in a values-driven mental health service.

- A role with autonomy and the ability to shape your work in line with your professional skills.

- We are happy to negotiate a salaried or contracted position depending on role, hours and clinician preference.

About Us

Relational Minds is a regional child and family mental health service with clinics in Bendigo, Sunbury and Mildura and telehealth across Australia. Our team includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, occupational therapists and creative therapists, working together on assessment, therapy and parent support. We aim to build a team that reflects the diversity of the families we work with.

How to Apply The role is part time (minimum two days per week), and we are open to discussing more hours, including full time, as well as a salaried or contracted arrangement.

Send your CV to *@relationalminds.com.au with a short cover letter that tells us about your experience working therapeutically with parents and carers, and any experience you have supporting or mentoring other clinicians. We look forward to hearing from you.

📌 Experienced Mental Health Clinician (Psych/OT/SW/Counselling) - Bendigo
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