Aod Clinician

**Introduction**:
Excellent opportunity for an experienced AOD Counsellor/Clinician to join our team at a 24/7 AOD Rehabilitation Facility.
10 minutes from Pakenham on a 40-acre property with beautiful, serene landscapes.
Permanent Full-time position working Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Windana provides connected services for more people in need.
We provide services across Victoria for adults and young people experiencing alcohol and other drug harms, family violence, mental health challenges and social disadvantage.
Our Model of Care puts clients at the centre of what we do to create positive change in people's lives. We work with families, communities and other organisations to deliver trauma informed, equitable, culturally safe and integrated services based on evidence and practice wisdom.
By intervening early and creating purposeful partnerships, we help clients achieve improved outcomes while reducing demand on acute services. And we are influencing policy, practice and research to help shape better systems for clients. Together, we influence the broader system for a more positive and connected future.
Is this your next career opportunity?
The AOD Clinician is responsible for providing opportunities for residents to identify and address risk taking behavioural patterns and develop lifestyles of self-determined purpose.
Reporting to the Team Leader, the AOD Clinician provides case management to a caseload of up to 15 residents. This includes individual and group interventions and supporting the resident to meet the goals of their individual treatment plans through appropriate referrals to other agencies.
The AOD Clinician works within a multidisciplinary team to ensure that residents receive the full benefits of the program and that most residents can complete the full program and graduate.
Develop treatment and intervention plans, aligning them with individual client goals.
Provide case management, advocacy, referrals support and therapeutic interventions to residents accessing residential rehabilitation services including assessment and interventions to ensure timely and appropriate referrals.
Initiate case management responsibilities, taking on primary responsibility for a caseload of clients.
Provide evidence base therapeutic interventions and programs inclusive of various modalities of individual and group supervision.
Utilizes brief interventions, de-escalation strategies and motivational interviewing and other strategies to motivate residents in treatment.
Facilitate group interventions focused on a range of treatment modalities including psychoeducation, trauma-informed care, relapse prevention, and other therapeutic interventions when required.
Actively participate and contribute professionally in clinical review meetings.
Maintains comprehensive client documentation and case notes, ensuring accuracy and compliance and capturing relevant details for analysis.
**What we're looking for**:
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Youth Work, Mental Health or other similar health-discipline
Certificate IV in AOD or 4 AOD core competencies or willingness to complete studies during employment within first 6 months of employment.
Proven experience conducting assessments, case management and development of client-centred treatment plans with clients with complex needs.
Minimum of three years’ experience working within the alcohol and drug sector, mental health or other primary health care environment with an understanding of AOD service navigation.
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 assessment of clients with complex needs utilising relevant AOD screening tools.
Strong professional written case noting skills.
Join our team to contribute to our life-changing work.
Our people are integral to the work we do, and we pride ourselves on providing our team opportunities to contribute, grow and thrive:
Contribute to our meaningful work and values-based culture through our Strategic Plan, our quality accreditation, Reconciliation Action Plan and progress towards Rainbow Tick accreditation. We care about everyone's contribution, so you feel connected, valued and motivated.
Grow through professional and personal development opportunities. We offer regular supervision, goal-setting and individual development plans so you can grow your skills and practice. We also have study leave options, support for obtaining qualifications, career opportunities through secondments, and our Leadership Network.
Thrive with a variety of benefits to support your wellbeing and work-life balance. We offer additional leave days, a broad range of EAP services, generous salary packaging entitlements and more
Ready to join us?
Windana is committed to child safety and a valid Working with Children Check and Police Check are required for this position.