Drug & Alcohol Outreach Worker

2 months ago


South Brisbane, Australia Mater Group Full time

**Job no**: 501883
**Work type**: Fixed Term
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Allied Health

**About the role**

Mater Clarence Street is a high quality, multidisciplinary youth alcohol and drug treatment service. As a member of an enthusiastic and motivated team this position will aim to minimise the harmful effects of substance use to vulnerable young people.

**Salary range: $35.98 - $49.86 per hour** plus 11.5% superannuation and **access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** + **access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

In this role you will deliver quality Youth Drug and Alcohol clinical services to young people. As a member of a small team the Outreach worker provides direct activities, crisis intervention, assessment, case work and case management services and ongoing support to minimise the harm of substance use to young people.

Other duties and responsibilities include:

- Conducting intake assessments, brief intervention, case work and treatment within a multidisciplinary team in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards.
- Implement a range of modalities including but not limited to intensive individual casework, intake assessments, brief interventions, group work, street outreach and collaboration with other agencies.
- Provide counselling and support to young people that is consistent with a framework of a harm minimisation perspective including relapse prevention and strength-based approaches.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will possess the following skills, qualifications and experience:

- Minimum Diploma or Certificate IV qualification preferably in Alcohol and Other Drugs / Youth Work/Community Services, or other human services qualification
- Demonstrated experience in providing youth AOD clinical interventions
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team, establish priorities, exercise initiative and deliver outputs within agreed timeframes
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability and experience in establishing and developing key relationships with stakeholders
- Willingness to role model and promote the Mater values

This position will require you be part of an on-call roster providing after hours support for Clarence Street residential services.

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our _Reconciliation webpage_. _

**Advertised**: 06 Nov 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 20 Nov 2024 E. Australia Standard Time



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