Alcohol & Other Drugs (Aod) Triage & Intake Coordination Clinician

1 week ago

Bendigo, Australia Bendigo Community Health Services Full time

Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Team
AOD Triage & Intake Coordination Clinician

60.8 hours per fortnight (0.8 FTE)
Fixed Term to 10/08/2026

The Position
The AOD Triage & Intake Coordination Clinician role will provide a central point for all AOD
referrals for treatment options provided by Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS).
The position will be the initial treatment contact, provide pathways into treatment services,
brief intervention, bridging support and waitlist management.

The Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Team is a multi-disciplinary team, supporting consumers
requiring a range of treatment, support and education related to their use of AOD. The team
supports consumers along the continuum of AOD use from active using to seeking access to
stop their use with a pathway to recovery. The focus of the team is to provide seamless
treatment and support pathways, coordinated service and a range of information and
education interventions relating to harm reduction.

About Bendigo Community Health Services
BCHS has cared for the health and wellbeing of the Bendigo community for 50 years. We
employ more than 280 people across a broad range of services.

The success of BCHS starts with our staff, who have a high level of professionalism and
dedication, allowing us to deliver quality services for the community, with a particular focus
on vulnerable people.
- Added benefits of working with BCHS include:

- Salary packaging
- Purchasing leave
- Study assistance
- Training programs
- Novated leasing
- Fitness Passport

Key Selection Criteria

Essential
1. A tertiary qualification and demonstrated experience in Social Work, Community

Services and/or other community health related discipline.
2. Experience working within the AOD sector and/or completion of the AOD skillset (or a

willingness to undertake it within the first 12 months of employment).
3. Demonstrated understanding of the social model of health and how to integrate these

principles into practice.

4. Demonstrated experience in report writing, case noting and program data reporting;
ideally relating to AOD practice and consumer outcomes.

5. Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively
with a broad range of stakeholders and consumers.

6. Demonstrated knowledge of AOD individual and group treatment practices, especially
in relation to working with families, including a comprehensive understanding of harm
reduction principles and practice.

7. Proficiency in Microsoft Office software and across a range of platforms.
8. A current employee Working with Children Check and Driver’s Licence.
9. The successful applicant will also be required to undertake and complete a Satisfactory

National Police Check.

Desirable

1. Understanding of the Greater Bendigo region and local service system.
2. Experience working with diverse communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander people, CALD communities, and LGBTQI+ communities.

For further information about the position contact Kirsten Hopper on 0498 764 446

abilities.

Applications will be acknowledged upon receipt. Applicants are requested to contact People and Culture
on telephone 5406 1227 if an automatic acknowledgement has not been received.

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