Support Worker (Mental Health) jobs in Toowoomba, QLD

Support Worker (Mental Health) work in Toowoomba, QLD

Support Worker (Mental Health) roles in Toowoomba, QLD sit within steady demand across clinical and community roles. Rural outreach positions are consistently available. Agricultural and mining workforce mental health, AOD, and youth mental health are active areas. support worker (mental health) positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

Support workers in mental health assist people with daily living tasks, community participation, medication prompting, and connection to services. They may work with NDIS participants, in supported accommodation, in community mental health outreach, or in residential rehabilitation services. The work is relationship-focused and recovery-oriented.

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) provides public mental health services across South West Queensland, including inpatient care at Toowoomba Hospital, community mental health teams, and acute crisis services. The DDHHS catchment is geographically vast, extending to remote communities in South West Queensland, and includes significant rural outreach service delivery.

Qualifications typically required

• Certificate III in Individual Support or Certificate IV in Mental Health
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Current First Aid certificate
• Working with Children Check where applicable

Key employers in Toowoomba, QLD

• Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service
• Toowoomba Hospital
• headspace Toowoomba
• Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN
• Lives Lived Well
• UnitingCare Queensland
• University of Southern Queensland