Graduate Program - Mental Health and Wellbeing

Transform lives, every single day 

Do you want a career that means more? 

At Anglicare, we bring the strength, support and structure to help you build a career with purpose. We have been serving vulnerable communities for more than 170 years, supporting over 40,000 people each year through person-centred care and services. 

Your opportunity 

In this 24-month graduate program, you will work across Anglicare’s community counselling and mental health and wellbeing services. 

You will support individuals and families through therapeutic support, care planning, sustained relationships and multidisciplinary teamwork. 

Year 1 is designed for early-career practitioners, with a reduced caseload, close supervision and regular reflective practice. By Year 2, you will move towards more independent practice. 

With integrity, compassion and resilience, you will: 

• Work directly with individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges 

• Support care planning and therapeutic practice 

• Participate in clinical supervision, peer consultation and reflective practice 

• Build confidence through structured learning and supported client work 

• Develop skills towards independent practice over the 24-month program 

  
You will have a dedicated supervisor, a senior practice mentor, and a structured learning program built for this stage of your career. You will not be managing a full caseload from week one. But you will be doing real work, with real people, that matters.  
  
You will not be one of a large cohort finding your own way. You will be one of two practitioners in this stream, known by name, supervised closely, and genuinely invested in.  

You will begin your program embedded in our Foster Care and Adoption team. From there, rotations across Anglicare's Community and Mission division are shaped by organisational needs and, where possible, your interests and development goals.  

 
The Program 
  

Structured graduate programs in NSW community services are rare. NFP ones even rarer. This is one of them. Co-designed with Anglicare's senior practice leaders, the structure, supervision model and learning framework were built specifically to develop the next generation of practitioners in this field. You will be supported by experienced practitioners within their teams.  

With integrity, compassion and resilience, you will: 

• Work directly with individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges 

• Support care planning and therapeutic practice 

• Participate in clinical supervision, peer consultation and reflective practice 

• Build confidence through structured learning and supported client work 

• Develop skills towards independent practice over the 24-month program 

What you’ll bring 

You are ready to begin your career in mental health, counselling or community services. 

You take the therapeutic relationship seriously and understand that showing up consistently matters. You are reflective, curious and comfortable working with complexity while continuing to learn. 

You will need: 

• Bachelor of Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or a related degree 

• Completion of at least one supervised placement as part of your degree 

• Graduation by December 2026 

• Current NSW Driver Licence 

• Working with Children Check and National Police Check, or willingness to obtain these before commencement 

• Permanent work rights in Australia 

• Commitment to the full 2-year graduate program 

Clinical registration is not required. Placement exposure to mental health, counselling or community services is preferred but not essential. 

Why Anglicare? 

Benefits include: 

• 24 months of supported practice 

• $84,000 base salary + super 

• Not-for-profit salary packaging of up to $15,900 tax-free 

• Individual supervision and peer learning 

• Dedicated professional development days 

• Support into permanent roles within Community and Mission, subject to suitable vacancies 

• Employee Assistance Program 

• Access to employee benefits and discounts 

Are you ready for a career that means more? 

Applications open 19th August 2026 and close 2nd September 2026.

To apply, click Apply and submit your resumé and cover letter. 

For a confidential conversation about the program, contact Louisa Afful at [email protected]. Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.