Come work with PANDA
Our team of staff and volunteers contribute to an organisation that makes a real difference in the lives of expecting and new parents.
Careers at PANDA
PANDA is a diverse and inclusive place to work. Our vision is a society where perinatal mental health is valued and understood and where stigma and systemic barriers to seeking help no longer exist.
Equity and diversity are integral to PANDA and we are continually working towards attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that represents and supports the communities we serve.
We encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, dads, young parents, regional and rural communities, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTIQA+.
We offer you:
- flexible working conditions - hours, work location, family considerations
- values-based workforce
- proactive professional development
- salary packaging
- a meaningful career in the mental health sector.
Paid opportunities within PANDA can include:
- Counselling within PANDA's National Mental Health Helpline
- Finance and support systems
- Education and training
- Marketing and communications
Volunteer opportunities
VOLUNTEERING WITH PANDA
Peer Support Volunteers - volunteers with a lived experience of perinatal anxiety and/or depression period delivering support on PANDA’s National Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Helpline.
Community Education Volunteers - volunteers with a lived experience of perinatal anxiety and/or depression period sharing their story and/or delivering education sessions to community groups including new-parent groups, support groups, playgroups and health professional training courses.
Community Volunteers - volunteers with a lived experience of perinatal anxiety and/or depression period or health care workers supporting families in the perinatal period.
Paid opportunities
WORKING AT PANDA
Clinical Practitioner
Full-time | Remote | SCHADS Level 5 ($51.00 hourly)
We’re looking for a clinician who can hold parents with care, while always keeping the wellbeing of infants and children at the centre of their practice.
We’re filling a Clinical Practitioner role within our national digital mental health service. This role sits at the heart of how we support expecting and new parents through some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives.
If you’re a clinician who brings warmth and clarity, can work confidently in a phone-based digital environment, hold strong boundaries, and deliver safe, evidence-based care with compassion, this role might be just for you!
About Us
PANDA is a values-driven, national mental health organisation committed to supporting families through the perinatal period. Our work is grounded in lived experience, guided by our Model of Care, and delivered through a fully remote digital service that prioritises psychological safety, compassion and evidence-based practice.
We work in a fully remote environment that values collaboration, flexibility and connection. We believe in clear decision-making, strong clinical boundaries, and creating environments where both our people and the families we support feel safe and respected.
Everything we do is grounded in child-centric practice. Whether supporting a parent, making clinical decisions, or contributing to service delivery, the safety and wellbeing of infants and children sits at the centre of our work.
Who You Are
You’re a qualified mental health clinician with experience supporting people through distress, vulnerability and complexity.
You bring:
- A warm, calm and grounded clinical presence
- A child-centred lens in your clinical thinking and decision-making
- Confidence delivering phone-based mental health support
- Sound risk assessment and safety planning skills
- Strong professional boundaries and reflective practice
- Curiosity, humility and a willingness to learn
- The ability to work independently whilst remaining connected to a team
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, digitally enabled service
You value structure, clarity and collaboration, and you understand high-quality care and accountability go hand in hand.
About the Role
As a Clinical Practitioner, you will provide high-quality digital mental health support to expecting and new parents, their families and health professionals.
You’ll work within a multidisciplinary team delivering:
- Intake, assessment and brief interventions
- Counselling, psychoeducation and emotional support
- Risk assessment, safety planning and escalation
- Crisis intervention and service navigation
You’ll contribute to a safe, consistent and compassionate service, supported by supervision, reflective practice and clear clinical governance.
Your Daily Impact
- Deliver phone-based perinatal mental health support
- Conduct assessments, risk screening and safety planning
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and records
- Work within established clinical frameworks and escalation pathways
- Collaborate with peers, senior clinicians and lived experience practitioners
- Participate in supervision, reflective practice and training
- Contribute to service quality, learning and improvement
What You Bring (Essential)
- Relevant tertiary qualification in psychology, social work, nursing, OT or counselling
- Eligibility for registration with AHPRA, AASW, APS or PACFA
- Minimum 2 years’ post-qualification clinical experience
- Demonstrated experience in risk assessment and crisis support
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Ability to work confidently in a remote, phone-based environment
- Digital confidence using CRM systems, telehealth platforms and MS tools
- Alignment with our values and Model of Care
Desirable
- Experience in perinatal mental health or family services
- Experience in digital, helpline or telehealth settings
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
What’s In It For You
- Meaningful clinical work supporting families across Australia
- Structured onboarding, supervision and reflective practice
- Flexible, fully remote working environment
- Paid parental leave
- Learning & development budget
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- NFP salary packaging & Portable Long Service Leave
- 17.5% leave loading
- A genuinely values-led culture
Want to know more about us?
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/post-and-antenatal-depression-association
Inclusion matters
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, dads, young parents, people in rural or regional areas, people with disability, and LGBTIQA+ communities.
We encourage you to reach out if you require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process to ensure you have every opportunity to showcase your skills and experience.
Interested?
If this role feels aligned with how you practice and who you are, hit apply.
We’ll be reviewing applications soon and connecting with candidates who look like a strong match.
We look forward to meeting you!
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and pay our respects to Elders past and present. We are committed to creating a culturally safe and inclusive workplace that values the knowledge, strengths, and lived experiences of First Nations peoples. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and are dedicated to supporting your journey with culturally appropriate practices and pathways. If you require support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we are here to listen and walk with you.
Senior Practitioner - Clinical
Full-time | Remote | SCHADS Level 7 ( $60.27 hourly)
We’re looking for someone exceptional.
We’re filling a newly vacant Senior Practitioner role within our clinical team, a position that blends leadership, clinical expertise, digital service delivery, and the emotional intelligence to support a team doing highly complex work.
If you're an experienced practitioner who thrives in digital environments, can hold steady clinical boundaries, lead with empathy, think critically, and support safe decision-making in a fast-paced remote mental health setting, this may be exactly the next chapter you’ve been searching for.
About Us
PANDA is a values-driven, national mental health organisation committed to supporting families through the perinatal period. Our work is grounded in lived experience, guided by our Model of Care, and delivered through a remote service that prioritises psychological safety, compassion and evidence-based practice.
We work in a fully remote environment that prioritises psychological safety, collaboration, flexibility and genuine connection. We believe in holding each other with care, making clear decisions, maintaining strong boundaries, and creating environments where both our people and service users feel safe.
Everything we do is grounded in child-centric practice. Whether supporting a parent, guiding a practitioner, or shaping our digital service, the wellbeing and safety of infants and children sits at the centre of every decision we make. We hold families with compassion, respect and clarity always keeping the smallest voices in mind.
If you want to lead in a place where humanity and high standards co-exist, you’ll feel aligned here.
Who You Are
You’re a senior clinician with deep experience supporting complex presentations, preferably in mental health, family services, or a related therapeutic environment.
You bring:
- The ability to hold emotional and clinical space while also making sound business decisions
- A child-centric approach to your clinical thinking, ensuring decisions protect and prioritise the wellbeing of infants and children at every step.
- High digital literacy and confidence navigating complex systems. You’re comfortable leading in a fully online environment, and quick to adapt to new platforms, workflows and digital ways of working.
- The calm confidence to lead in uncertainty
- Skill in coaching and guiding practitioners in a digital environment
- Excellent judgement, risk assessment and escalation capability
- Curiosity, humility and adaptability (ego-free leadership is essential)
- Strong remote communication and collaboration habits
- A values-led, person-centred approach to practice
- Comfort with change, because change is constant and you lean in, not away
About the Role
As our Senior Practitioner - Clinical, you’ll play a central role in ensuring the clinical safety and wellbeing of both service users, their children and our practitioner team.
- You’ll support a digital, national clinical service through:
- Clinical oversight, decision-making and guidance
- Risk assessment, escalation, and safety planning
- Supporting the Model of Care through supervision, coaching and training
- Leading reflective practice and creating safe spaces for the team
- Contributing to service development, quality improvements and digital workflows
- Collaborating closely with leaders across the organisation
- Monitoring performance, reporting and service quality metrics
- Supporting change as our service continues to evolve
- You will report to the Digital Services Manager and work closely with clinical leaders, helpline staff, and lived experience practitioners.
Your Daily Impact
- Provide clinical guidance to practitioners managing complex and sensitive presentations
- Support safe escalation pathways and decision-making
- Lead reflective practice sessions
- Deliver coaching and clinical support in a remote environment
- Contribute to policy, practice guidance and governance updates
- Oversee digital workflows (Genesis, Salesforce, MS tools)
- Monitor performance, risk, and wellbeing indicators
- Provide timely advice during high-pressure or emergent situations
- Support practitioners through change, growth and skill development
- Contribute to clinical reporting and service improvement initiatives
What You Bring (Essential)
- Relevant qualifications + AHPRA or equivalent registration
- 8–10 years' experience in clinical or therapeutic roles
- 3–5 years’ experience in digital or remote clinical environments
- Strong risk assessment and clinical decision-making capability
- Experience supervising, coaching or leading teams (formal or informal)
- Ability to hold emotional space while maintaining boundaries
- High-level critical thinking skills and business acumen
- Ability to work autonomously in a digital, fast-paced setting
- Strong communication, collaboration and documentation skills
- Digital confidence across key platforms (Microsoft, Salesforce, telehealth systems like Genesis)
- Strong alignment with our organisational values and Model of Care
Desirable
- Experience in perinatal mental health or family support
- Experience working in national or multidisciplinary service models
- Experience in service development or practice improvement
- Exposure to clinical governance or quality frameworks
What’s In It For You
- A meaningful leadership role in a values-led mental health organisation
- A supportive, person-centred remote work environment
- Paid parental leave
- Learning & development budget
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- NFP salary packaging & Portable Long Service Leave
- 17.5% leave loading
- Supportive, values-led culture
- The chance to shape a service that genuinely impacts families across Australia
Want to know more about us?
Check out what we do and how we work:
LinkedIn: PANDA - https://www.linkedin.com/company/post-and-antenatal-depression-association
Inclusion matters
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, dads, young parents, people in rural or regional areas, people with disability, and LGBTIQA+ communities.
We encourage you to reach out if you require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process to ensure you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Please contact us if you need any adjustments to our application and recruitment process.
Interested?
If this role feels aligned with your skills and your heart, hit apply.
We’ll be reviewing applications soon and getting in touch with candidates who look like a strong match.
We look forward to meeting you.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and pay our respects to Elders past and present. We are committed to creating a culturally safe and inclusive workplace that values the knowledge, strengths, and lived experiences of First Nations peoples. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and are dedicated to supporting your journey with culturally appropriate practices and pathways. If you require support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we are here to listen and walk with you.
Updates on your job application
At PANDA, we are incredibly grateful for the time and effort candidates invest in applying to join our team.
Your passion and interest in our work mean the world to us.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide updates to all job applicants.
Only candidates progressing through the recruitment process will be contacted regarding the status of their application.
Thank you for your understanding, and we wish you all the best in your career journey.
