Drug & Alcohol Clinician - Adolescent

Requisition No: 5720
- Executive Division: Operations
- Division: Drug Health Services
- Program: Drug Health Services - Operational
- Department: DAS ADOLESCENT PROGRAM
- Enterprise Agreement: Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists
- Job Function: Allied Health Professionals
- Project:

- **Location**: Drug Health Services - 49 Nicholson Street, Footscray
- **Employment Type**:Ongoing,**Part Time (0.6 FTE)
- **Salary**: Social Worker Grade 2 - Year 4 (SC24), Psychologist Grade 2 - Year 1 to Grade 2 Year 4 (PK1-PK4), Community Development Worker Class 2A - Year 11 (ON14) or equivalent Youth, Health or Welfare Worker + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

**About the role**

The Adolescent AOD Clinician position delivers specialist alcohol and other drug assessment, intervention, and support services to young people aged 12-25 who are experiencing or at risk of substance use issues. The clinician works collaboratively with young people, their families, and other support services to reduce harm, promote recovery, and support improved health and wellbeing outcomes. The role focuses on early intervention, client-centred care, and integrated support tailored to the developmental needs of adolescents. The Adolescent Community Programs team is a dynamic, multidisciplinary, compassionate and highly valued part of Drug Health Services.

**Key responsibilities**:

- The provision of comprehensive youth AOD assessments, counselling, outreach and support to young people with substance use issues and their families using a range of assertive outreach and therapeutic interventions.
- Provide clinical services that are evidence based and consistent with current clinical benchmarks and best practice in adolescent development and substance use.
- Facilitate the participation of the young person’s family/carers in the drug and alcohol treatment using a family centered/best care approach. This might include the family’s involvement in the young person’s treatment pre, during and post withdrawal and/or the provision of support for families through education and counselling.
- Extensive experience in assessing a young person’s needs, including complex risk assessments and the ability to action a plan to mitigate any identified risks.
- Knowledge of the youth AOD treatment system and experience working in multidisciplinary care team environments.

**About you**:

- Passionate about working with Young People, sound knowledge of adolescent development, fostering positivity and hope.
- Excellent communication skills include creative rapport building and professionalism networking with both internal and external stakeholders.
- A desire to learn and be a productive member of an inclusive team.
- Knowledge of the youth AOD treatment system and either experience working or demonstrate commitment to working towards desirable qualifications within the AOD sector
- Youth specific.

**Position Description**

**About Western Health**

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centered care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and pediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre; a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.

**Why join us?**

**Compensation and benefits**
- Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
- Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
- Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

**Learning and development opportunities**
- Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalized learning pathways.
- Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
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