Substance Abuse Specialist

17 hours ago

Geelong, Victoria, Australia beBeeSeniorClinician Full time $84,400 - $134,400

Our organization is dedicated to providing connected services for individuals experiencing alcohol and other drug harms, family violence, mental health challenges, and social disadvantage.

About the Role

The Senior Clinician plays a pivotal role in leading clinical responses, offering assessment and intervention, and supporting integrated care planning for individuals with complex mental health and substance use needs.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing evidence-based interventions, including assessment, care planning, counselling, harm minimisation, and relapse prevention strategies;
  • Supporting individuals and families to reduce the harms associated with alcohol and other drug use;
  • Promoting recovery, resilience, and improved mental health outcomes through collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally safe practices;
  • Contributing to the development and delivery of integrated care pathways;
  • Working in partnership with local health, community, and social services to ensure coordinated and holistic care;
  • Building capacity within the team by sharing expertise, delivering internal training, contributing to reflective practice, and supporting the integration of AOD-informed approaches across clinical and non-clinical roles.
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will require:

  • A bachelor's degree in social work, youth work, mental health, or a similar health discipline;
  • Certificate IV in AOD or 4 AOD core competencies or willingness to complete studies during employment within the first 6 months;
  • Proven experience conducting assessments, case management, and developing client-centred treatment plans with clients with complex needs;
  • Proven clinical experience applying evidence-based psychological therapies/interventions, including a robust understanding of theoretical concepts within mental health and AOD sciences and their application to related issues and challenges;
  • Strong interpersonal verbal skills, with the ability to build rapport, negotiate, and facilitate client outcomes and resolve conflict with a diverse group of people with complex needs using compassion;
  • Demonstrated experience in assessing clients with complex needs utilising relevant AOD screening tools;
  • Strong professional written case noting skills.
What We Offer

Our organization offers:

  • A meaningful work environment that aligns with our values-based culture;
  • Professional and personal development opportunities, including regular supervision, goal-setting, and individual development plans;
  • Study leave options, support for obtaining qualifications, career opportunities through secondments, and our Leadership Network;
  • Additional leave days, a broad range of EAP services, generous salary packaging entitlements, and more.
Benefits

We value and celebrate diversity and inclusion, and are an equal employment opportunity employer.

Windana aims to build a team that closely reflects the diversity of the people and communities we work with.

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