Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 16th Apr 2021
Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 40 years.
We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.
The Research and Advocacy Business Unit provides strategic and operational leadership for Mind’s investment in research, evaluation and policy advocacy. The Business Unit is responsible for developing and delivering on a five-year plan for advocacy and social change. Within Business Unit, the Research and Evaluation program aims to understand the impact of mental ill-health on people’s lives and the policies and programs that help them lead contributing lives.
We are seeking an experienced, motivated Research Assistant for permanent, full time opportunity based at our Heidelberg office. You will coordinate and conduct internal and external research and evaluation projects in collaboration with the Manager, Research and Evaluation and the Senior Researcher.
To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now - reference number 14269.
We welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.