Mental health jobs in Shepparton, VIC

Goulburn Valley Health (GVH) operates the Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health Service, providing inpatient mental health care, community mental health teams, and specialist services across the Goulburn Valley. The mental health service is based at GV Health's main Shepparton campus and extends outreach to surrounding towns including Echuca, Cobram, and Seymour.

The Goulburn Valley has a highly diverse population, with significant communities of Hazara, Sudanese, and other migrant backgrounds alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This diversity shapes the workforce requirement for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) mental health services and practitioners with intercultural competency.

The Murray PHN funds primary mental health services and programs across the Goulburn Valley, including psychological therapy and programs targeting the region's agricultural workforce. The fruit and vegetable growing industries in the Goulburn Valley bring seasonal workers, creating specific demands on local mental health and AOD services.

La Trobe University's Shepparton campus offers allied health training pathways and plays an important role in the regional workforce pipeline. The NDIS has created growth in community support roles, and several disability and mental health support providers have established services in Shepparton to serve the Goulburn Valley catchment.