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
PANDA Board Members
PANDA are currently seeking expressions of interest for up to 3 Board Director positions. For more information, visit Ethical Jobs:
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
Audit & Compliance Lead
0.8 FTE |Permanant | Remote | SCHADS Level 6 ($58.37 hourly)
We're looking for someone special who sees organisational quality and compliance as something we build together.
This is a rare opportunity for someone who genuinely enjoys bringing order to complexity, building trusted relationships, and helping teams feel confident about quality, compliance and continuous improvement.
You'll be just as comfortable analysing evidence and accreditation standards as you are partnering with leaders, coaching colleagues and making compliance feel practical, supportive and achievable.
If you're someone who believes great governance starts with great relationships, we'd love to meet you.
About us
PANDA is a values-driven, national mental health organisation committed to supporting families through the perinatal period. For over 40 years, everything we do has been shaped by lived experience, practice expertise and evidence.
Our work is grounded in compassion, continuous improvement and collaboration.
We believe quality isn't a destination or an audit event. It's something we build every day through good systems, strong relationships and a shared commitment to doing better.
Who you are
You're someone who naturally earns trust.
People see you as organised, thoughtful and approachable. You enjoy helping others understand quality requirements without overwhelming them, and you're able to balance attention to detail with warmth and practicality.
You bring:
- experience in audit, accreditation, compliance and quality improvement
- the ability to build collaborative relationships across all levels of an organisation
- confidence interpreting standards and translating them into practical actions
- strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail
- excellent written communication and reporting skills
- sound judgement when handling confidential or sensitive information
- a calm, organised approach when managing multiple priorities
- alignment with our values and continuous improvement mindset
- You enjoy bringing people on the journey and know lasting compliance comes from partnership, not policing.
About the Role
Reporting into the Executive Manager of People, Safety & Compliance our Audit & Compliance Lead will manage PANDA's audit, accreditation and compliance program, maintaining readiness against national quality and digital mental health standards.
You'll work across every area of the organisation, supporting leaders to strengthen quality systems, monitor improvement activities, prepare for accreditation, manage evidence, and build confidence in compliance processes.
This is a highly collaborative role where your ability to build relationships will be just as important as your technical expertise.
Your impact
- Coordinate organisational audit and accreditation activities
- Maintain evidence, registers and quality improvement actions
- Support accreditation readiness across multiple standards
- Partner with leaders to strengthen quality and compliance practices
- Identify trends, risks and opportunities through analysis and reporting
- Support governance committees with quality and compliance reporting
- Coordinate records requests and information management processes
- Help foster a positive culture of quality, learning and continuous improvement
What You Bring (Essential)
- Three or more years' experience in audit, compliance, accreditation or quality assurance
- Experience supporting health, mental health, community services or digital service accreditation
- Knowledge of National Standards of Mental Health Services, Quality Improvement Council Health and Community Services Standards, National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards, National Standards for Volunteer Involvement and any other relevant quality and accreditation standards
- Experience leading or coordinating continuous improvement activities
- Experience supporting privacy, records requests or information release processes
- Strong project coordination and organisational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail and strong analytical capability
- Confidence using Microsoft 365, including SharePoint, Teams, Outlook and Excel
- Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
- A collaborative, self-directed approach aligned with PANDA's values
- To support effective remote work, you'll need a reliable internet connection with minimum speeds of 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload.
Desirable
- Experience in a national or remote service environment
- Experience with volunteer-involving organisations
- Experience preparing reports for executive or governance committees
- Project management qualification
What's in it for you
- Meaningful work that strengthens the quality of mental health services
- Opportunity to shape organisation-wide quality improvement
- Supportive, collaborative team environment
- Flexible remote working
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- NFP salary packaging & Portable Long Service Leave
- Learning and development opportunities
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 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 strengths and how you like to work, apply via Seek. We'll be reviewing applications soon and connecting with candidates who look like a great fit.
We look forward to meeting you.
Fundraising Officer
0.6 FTE | Fixed Term until June 30, 2027 | Remote | SCHADS Level 5 ($53.43 hourly)
We're looking for someone who loves turning conversations into partnerships that make a genuine difference.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a relationship-focused fundraiser who enjoys building corporate partnerships and delivering meaningful fundraising campaigns.
If you're someone who’s equally comfortable talking with corporate leaders, developing fundraising campaigns, supporting community fundraisers and looking for smarter ways to grow fundraising, this could be the role you've been looking for.
About us
PANDA is a values-driven, national mental health organisation committed to supporting families through the perinatal period. For over 40 years, everything we do has been shaped by lived experience, practice expertise and evidence.
Our work is grounded in compassion, community connection and creating meaningful impact.
Every partnership, donation and fundraising campaign helps more families find support when they need it most.
Who you are
You're a relationship builder.
You enjoy opening doors, creating opportunities and building genuine partnerships aligning with shared values. You're equally comfortable working independently on campaigns as you are collaborating with colleagues to bring great ideas to life.
You bring:
- experience developing corporate partnerships, sponsorships or donor relationships
- confidence engaging with senior leaders and decision-makers
- experience delivering fundraising campaigns from concept to evaluation
- a curious mindset continually looking for opportunities to improve fundraising systems and outcomes
- excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- strong organisation and project coordination skills
- alignment with our values and purpose
About the Role
As our Fundraising Officer, you'll help grow sustainable fundraising income through corporate partnerships, fundraising campaigns, donor engagement and community fundraising.
You'll identify and develop new corporate partnerships, coordinate fundraising campaigns including Tax Appeal and Perinatal Mental Health Week, support community and peer-to-peer fundraisers, and continually improve the systems, resources and frameworks that strengthen fundraising performance.
This is a broad, hands-on role with a focus on building meaningful corporate partnerships with long-term impact.
Your impact
- Develop and grow corporate partnerships aligned with our values
- Identify, assess and engage prospective corporate partners
- Coordinate fundraising campaigns including Tax Appeal and Perinatal Mental Health Week
- Support community, peer-to-peer and regular giving programs
- Strengthen donor communications and engagement
- Review and improve fundraising systems, tools and processes
- Maintain fundraising databases and activity tracking
- Collaborate across teams to increase fundraising reach and impact
- Report on fundraising performance, insights and opportunities
What You Bring (Essential)
- Experience sourcing and developing corporate partnerships, sponsors or major donors
- Experience engaging confidently with senior leaders within corporate organisations
- Experience developing and delivering fundraising campaigns
- Experience managing fundraising activities without external agency support
- Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience working remotely and managing competing priorities
- Knowledge of ethical fundraising practice and privacy legislation
- A collaborative, values-driven approach
- To support effective remote work, you'll need a reliable internet connection with minimum speeds of 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload.
Desirable
- Experience using Raisley, Salesforce and Marketing Cloud
- Experience using Microsoft Planner
- Interest in perinatal mental health
- Experience working with community fundraising or volunteer-led fundraising
- Experience working within a not-for-profit environment
What's in it for you
- Meaningful work directly supporting families across Australia
- Opportunity to build strategic corporate partnerships with real impact
- Flexible remote working
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- NFP salary packaging & Portable Long Service Leave
- Learning and development opportunities
- Supportive, collaborative team environment
Applications Close: 5pm Friday, 14th August 2026
Want to know more about us?
Check out what we do and how we work:
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 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 strengths and how you like to work, please apply via Seek. We'll be reviewing applications soon and connecting with candidates who look like a great fit.
We look forward to meeting you.
Clinical Practitioner
Full-time | Remote | SCHADS Level 5 ($53.43 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.
- The standard hours currently offered for this role are:
Monday - Flexible (either 9:00am to 5:06pm or 11:54am to 8:00pm)
Tuesday - 9:00am to 5:06pm
Wednesday Flexible (either 9:00am to 5:06pm or 11:54am to 8:00pm)
Thursday - Flexible (either 9:00am to 5:06pm or 11:54am to 8:00pm)
Friday - 9:00am to 5:06pm.
Please note that these hours may be adjusted over time in response to operational needs.
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
- Reliable internet connection with a download speed of 100mbps
Desirable
- Experience in perinatal mental health or family services
- Experience in digital, helpline or telehealth settings
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
Please refer to the Position Description linked here for full details of the role and responsibilities.
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
Interested?
If this role feels aligned with how you practice and who you are, please apply via Seek or Ethical Jobs.
We’ll be reviewing applications soon and connecting with candidates who look like a strong match.
We look forward to meeting you!
Senior Practitioner - Clinical
0.75 FTE | 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, advanced clinical expertise, digital service delivery, and the emotional intelligence to support a team doing highly complex work.
We’re seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Practitioner - not an entry-level or newly registered clinician. This role requires demonstrated experience operating at senior practitioner level, including clinical decision-making, risk oversight, and supporting others in complex presentations.
If you're an experienced senior 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)
- Tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing or another allied health field
- Current and ongoing registration with the relevant professional body, including AHPRA for psychologists, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, and registered nurses, and PACFA registration for counsellors and counselling practitioners. For social workers, AASW membership or eligibility for membership is highly regarded, but not essential.
- 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
- To support effective remote work, you’ll need a reliable internet connection with minimum plan speed of 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload.
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
- Access to PANDA's new Beacon Leadership Program, supporting, connecting and empowering current and future People Leaders.
- 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:
Website: www.panda.org.au
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 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.
