Aod Counsellor

Company Description

We’re one of the nation’s leading health and community services providers, offering a broad range of services for almost 50 years. Click on the link to learn more about the **services** EACH offers.

**Job Description**:

- ** Part-time ongoing position (Fridays off)**:

- ** Based at our Warrandyte Rd, Ringwood office**:

- ** $47 - $50.5 per hour + 11% super + generous Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550**

We are seeking an experienced AOD Counsellor to join our Substance Use Recovery (SURe) team.

As AOD Counsellor, your responsibilities will include:

- Providing a welcoming, hopeful, empathic, family inclusive, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate and co-occurring capable AOD counselling service to clients across the South-East region of Melbourne.
- Providing high quality engagement, assessment, treatment and support to individuals accessing the program, from a range of ages from 16-80.
- Providing full range of recovery-oriented therapeutic programs that are strength-based and trauma informed utilizing different modalities.
- Contributing to planning, implementing, delivering, and evaluating the program.
- Coordinating care with other health and social services.
- Providing information, education and practical assistance to clients to help reduce the harm of substance use or mental health symptoms.
- After hours work will be required on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

**Qualifications**:
Your expertise and experience in identifying the multi-dimensional issues associated with substance use, including co-occurring mental health, social, and primary health issues, and your ability to provide integrated and collaborative care, are critical to your success in this role.

In addition, you will have:

- A minimum qualification of Certificate IV/Diploma in AOD or being prepared to obtain.
- Demonstrated experience working with AOD clients both voluntary and mandated.
- Demonstrated experience in providing therapeutic counselling to clients with a co-existing drug and alcohol, mental health condition and Family Violence.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Harm Reduction principles and strategies, with understanding of relevance to clients with co-occurring conditions.

Additional Information
**What we offer**
EACH is committed to developing our people. At EACH you'll be supported to be your best.
We provide:

- Engaging, inclusive supportive team environment
- Professional clinical support and supervision
- Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
- Generous not-for-profit salary packaging of up to $15,900 tax-free income per year
- Up to $2,650 additional tax-free money to spend towards meals entertainment
- Opportunities for career progression and ongoing professional development
- Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- The opportunity to purchase additional leave

**Next steps**
Please have a read of the **position description**, attach a resume, and in the 'Message to Hiring Manager' field include brief outline addressing your interest and suitability for this role.

**Applications close **Tuesday 5th December 2023

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