AOD Case Worker

See more about the role below, including the responsibilities and skills we are looking for.

Melbourne, Australia

Reference: 6804893

• Part-Time, Fixed-Term
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth? cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier\'s Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth\'s 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

This position sits within the Outreach Cluster, which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people who use alcohol and other drugs.

The Case Worker works with other team members to provide structured support, identify needs and build goal directed care plans. The Case Worker makes referrals to other services, provides regular support to clients, works alongside other members of the team, and holds a case load to provide short to medium term care to clients who meet the criteria for case work by the City Street Health team.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

• Provide harm reduction education, advocacy, referral, needles/syringes and other injecting and disposal equipment to clients to support safer using and disposal through Outreach
• Using safe strategies, work with intoxicated consumers and assess overdose risk
• Provide secondary consultations to other cohealth staff as required and assist in developing strategies to effectively manage clients with complex needs

• Minimum Certificate IV (Alcohol and Other Drugs) and/or tertiary studies in Community Development, Social Work etc
• Lived experience will be highly regarded
• Sound knowledge of the health and social issues and service sector for people who use substances and sleep rough
• A commitment to the principles of harm reduction and recovery

• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)
• Parental leave benefits
• Minimum Certificate IV (Alcohol and Other Drugs) and/or tertiary studies in Community Development, Social Work etc (listed above)
• Lived experience will be highly regarded
• Sound knowledge of the health and social issues and service sector for people who use substances and sleep rough
• A commitment to the principles of harm reduction and recovery

To apply for this job click on apply now and you will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter.

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Sooyoung Kim on Sooyoung.Kim@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

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