Activities Coordinator

Your Role 

This role involves supporting a range of mental health and wellbeing programs, including counselling, dependency recovery, and other related therapeutic activities. You will be responsible for either facilitating group sessions and workshops, coordinating with external health professionals and community services, or a mix of both depending on your background, to ensure participants receive comprehensive support.

You Will Need:

• Qualifications (or currently studying) in mental health counselling, occupational therapy, rehab counselling, social work or a similar field
• Strong experience working in the community sector
• A person-centred and trauma-informed approach
• Flexibility and agility, strong time management and organisational skills, and a 'can-do' approach.
• Empathy and relationship building skills

Apply Now

If this sounds like you, don’t wait - apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them. 

We Offer:

• Supportive Team – Join a welcoming, values-driven team with a strong sense of community.
• Boost Your Take-Home Pay – Access up to $15,900 in tax-free benefits for everyday expenses.
• Career Progression – Grow with clear pathways to leadership and internal opportunities.
• Learning & Development - On-demand training to support your professional growth. 
• Wellbeing Support –  EAP and wellness services to support your mental and physical well-being. 
• Inclusive Culture – Thrive in a diverse workplace with active RAP and DIAP programs.
• Leave Benefits – 5 days Sorry Business Leave , Mental Health/Wellbeing Day Off, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, plus access to cultural and study leave to support your personal and professional life.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages. If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.