Manager - Drugs and Alcohol Services

2 weeks ago

Geelong, Australia Barwon Health Full time

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time

**Program**

Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services

**Location**

Drugs and Alcohol Services

**Salary**

$0.00

**Hours Per Fortnight**

80

**Position Summary**
- Permanent full time - 80 hours per fortnight (1 x ADO per month)
- Lead a supportive, forward-looking unit with a culture of curiosity
- Opportunity to advance your leadership career as we transform our services

**About the service**

Barwon Health Drugs and Alcohol Service (DAS) provides clinical treatment and harm reduction services for people seeking assistance with their substance use. We provide comprehensive assessment, counselling, non-residential withdrawal, brief intervention and bridging support, and care co-ordination for people seeking treatment for their substance use. DAS has a range of harm reduction services including the needle and syringe program, naloxone training and provision, opioid replacement assessments and linkages to prescribers, Hep C screening and treatment, overdose support and education.

DAS is located in central Geelong in newly refurbished offices and is in close proximity to University Hospital. The location provides great access to the Geelong shopping and arts precinct, the Geelong Waterfront and public transport. To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**About you**
- Formal professionally recognized qualifications in relevant health field (i.e. Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology).
- Extensive experience in relevant leadership roles and proven ability to lead, manage and motivate staff
- Extensive experience in the AOD sector
- Knowledge of evidence informed and best practice AOD interventions and treatment, harm reduction, recovery principles and family inclusive practice

**About the role**

The DAS Manager will lead, develop, oversee, manage, and report on daily operations and future growth of the Local Service.

Your key functions:

- Effectively leading the daily operational management of the service
- Developing and maintaining strong and sustainable collaborative relationships within MHDAS and relevant external stakeholders
- Oversight of clinical workflow (referrals, allocation, treatment and care), data reporting/analysis and student placements
- Ensuring services are high quality, innovative, evidence based and uphold the Barwon Health and MHDAS principles and goals

Please note applicants may be contacted for interview prior to closign date of advertisement.

**About the culture**

We at DAS are very passionate about the work we do. We are highly experienced and dedicated to providing evidence informed practice and ongoing service improvement for consumers and their families seeking assistance with their substance use.

**What we offer**
- EBA annual leave entitlements with the option to purchase additional leave
- Professional development opportunities
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
- Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy_.

Melbourne

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Formal professionally recognised qualifications in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, or Psychology (including endorsement to practice as clinical or forensic psychologist) and meets classification criteria according to relevant Enterprise Agreement
Essential: Extensive experience in relevant leadership roles and proven ability to lead, manage and motivate staff
Essential: Extensive experience in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) sector
Essential: Sound knowledge of evidence informed and best practice AOD interventions and treatment, harm reduction, recovery principles and family inclusive practice
Essential: Demonstrated ability to lead and manage continuous change
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination

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