Open Arms seeks individual, relationship, family, couples and children’s counsellors

Suitably qualified mental health professionals are invited to learn more about opportunities to support Australia’s Defence and veteran community through the Open Arms Outreach Provider network.

Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling is Australia’s leading provider of free and confidential counselling and support for current and former serving members of the Australian Defence Force and the families of members and veterans, including children.

Through its national Outreach Provider network, Open Arms works with mental health professionals in private practice who play an important role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of clients. Outreach Providers deliver counselling, group programs and in-centre supervision.

Open Arms provides support across a broad spectrum of mental health and wellbeing needs. We work with clients at different stages of their lives and experiences, providing support that responds to their individual circumstances, goals and needs.

Open Arms is expanding its national Outreach Provider network and welcomes suitably qualified professionals who want to bring their skills and experience to this important work.

Upcoming Request for Tender

The Open Arms Outreach Provider panel is refreshed periodically through new Request for Tender processes.

A pre-release notice has been published to advise the market that a Request for Tender may be undertaken. For information about the upcoming process, see the AusTender pre-release notice for Approach to Market ID PRN9254.

Further information about the procurement process, timing and industry engagement activities will be released through AusTender in due course.

For veterans and their immediate families, military-aware support is available 24/7 on 1800 011 046.