Aod Counsellor/ Case Manager

Dianella Cottage is a harm minimisation service that provides a drug and alcohol support Day Program for people with coexisting drug, alcohol, and mental health concerns. We offer a range of therapeutic practices including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Acceptance Commitment Therapy. We aim to provide our clients with a safe and comfortable environment where skilled clinicians support them in developing their own road to recovery.

We are looking for either a part-time or full-time AOD Counsellor Case Manager to join our team based in Lithgow, providing assessment of dependency and delivering individual counselling, case management, and group facilitation.

The salary for this role is $85,000 - $91,500 per hour, (depending on experience) plus Superannuation and Salary Packaging up to $15,900 per year.

**Your Opportunity**

As an AOD Counsellor Case Manager with Lives Lived Well you will support a diverse range of clients - providing assessment, counselling, case management and support services. Along with a great attitude and passion for your work, you will also have the following skills and attributes:

- Tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology, human services, occupational therapy, or other health related disciplines
- Ability to develop, facilitate and evaluate therapeutic practices including CBT, Mindfulness, DBT, Narrative Therapy or ACT
- Excellent relationship and rapport building - you will be managing a caseload of clients with varying levels of complexity
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; self-managing and able to prioritise your own workload
- A proactive team player - you’ll be part of a hard-working, collaborative multidisciplinary group
- A sound understanding of the professional, ethical, and legislative frameworks, including understanding and setting boundaries

You will be required to hold a WWCC (NSW), a valid Australian Drivers Licence, and be eligible for a clean National Police Check.

But what matters most is that you will live and breathe our values, which means:

- You are humble, human, and full of hope
- You show up and share
- You ask: Why not? And what’s next? You leave a positive wake

**Why Work for Lives Lived Well?**

We do our best work through our values, and you’ll be part of our values-driven culture. This role gives you a chance to be part of a genuinely engaged team. You will have all the support and training you may need, with regular one to ones with your Team Leader, and participate in case conferencing and debriefs. You can see all our benefits on our website but some of them include:

- Opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients and gain valuable experience in the sector
- Five additional paid leave days per year to support wellbeing (pro rata for part time)
- Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay An employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your family, including emotional, psychological, ?nancial counselling and wellbeing services
- #LLW_