441331 Mental Health Worker

Role overview

Assists individuals, families and groups with a range of mental health conditions, and those experiencing emotional difficulties, distress and crisis. Supports and empowers clients to improve their quality of life.

Use this page to confirm the official title, the parent unit group, the task list and the related ANZSIC industry context before using the occupation in classification, reporting or migration-adjacent workflows.

Tasks

• Assesses needs of individuals, families and groups, and supports them with recovery planning by helping them manage and adapt to the complex challenges of mental health
• Provides coaching to increase recovery skills and personal capacity, including motivation, strengths, resilience and decision-making
• Provides counselling to individuals or groups, and advocates for access to necessary services and resources
• Develops and facilitates referrals to other useful services in the community
• Prepares reports and maintains client records
• Develops new services and mental health community programs, and educates families and community groups about mental health issues
• Connects individuals to relevant services and activities in the community
• May assist with making appointments and accompanying individuals to appointments or therapy sessions

Skill level guidance

Skill level helps place the occupation inside the ABS hierarchy. Use it as a classification cue, then check the actual task list and occupational context before making a decision for HR, visa or reporting work.

How to use this occupation page

Start with the official OSCA title and task list. Then confirm the parent unit group and compare the related occupations on this page if the job title is broad, overlapping or used differently across employers.

The ANZSIC links are there to help when the same occupation appears across several industries and you need the business-side classification as well.

Alternative titles

• Mental Health Recovery Worker