Mental Health Educator / Trainer jobs in Melbourne, VIC

Mental Health Educator / Trainer work in Melbourne, VIC

Mental Health Educator / Trainer roles in Melbourne, VIC sit within post-Royal Commission investment has created strong demand, particularly in community mental health, crisis services, and the lived experience workforce. Outer metropolitan areas offer above-award incentives in some services. mental health educator / trainer positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

Mental health educators work at the intersection of clinical expertise and adult education. They design and deliver training programs for health professionals, non-clinical staff, community members, and organisations — covering topics from Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) to clinical skills, lived experience perspectives, and workplace wellbeing.

Victoria's mental health system underwent significant reform following the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System, with substantial investment in community-based services, lived experience workforce, and prevention. Melbourne sits at the centre of this transformation — new mental health and wellbeing services, Local Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (LAOMHWS), and expanded crisis services are actively recruiting.

Qualifications typically required

• Clinical or sector qualification relevant to content area
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE) for RTO delivery
• Experience in adult education or facilitation
• NDIS Worker Screening Check for community education roles

Key employers in Melbourne, VIC

• Alfred Health
• Melbourne Health (NorthWestern Mental Health)
• Eastern Health
• Orygen
• Peninsula Health
• headspace
• Mind Australia
• EACH
• cohealth