Specialist Aod

**Max term part time contract**:

- **Increase your take home pay with salary packaging**:

- **South Morang location**

**About the opportunity**:
The role of Specialist AOD/MH Clinician will work as part of a multidisciplinary, recovery-focused team inclusive of MH Clinicians, AOD Clinicians, Peer Workers, Family Workers, LGBTIQA+ workers, Social and Emotional Wellbeing Workers.

You will support a case load of clients with complex needs experiencing co-occurring mental ill health and problematic substance use, while also building capacity by providing secondary consultations and guidance in dual diagnosis clinical and wellbeing interventions.

As part of a project team, the Specialist clinician will feed into research and evaluation through practice examples that identify system challenges and barriers for consumers.

**View the full position description**here.**

**What’s on offer**:
In addition to a base salary commencing at $53.84 p/hr + superannuation, you will have access to:

- An **extra** **17.5%** on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave
- Ability to **increase** **your** **take-home pay** by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent, groceries, bills, clothing, and much more.
- **10%**discount** on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.
- **25% discount** at Uniting Op Shops.

**About you**:
You will have a relevant health and or welfare Tertiary Qualification such as Social Work, Psychology, Nursing or Allied Health Sciences, as well as a Certificate IV in AOD, or have completed the core competencies, or ability to complete within 24 months.

You will also bring:

- Significant and extensive demonstrated experience working with dual diagnosis consumers in both AOD and Mental Health settings.
- Experience in providing clinical assessments and interventions with drug and alcohol issues and mental health consumers.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating the design, implementation and review of program activities.
- Demonstrated experience in preparation of reports with recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to form and nurture partnerships with government and non-government mental health, AOD, emergency and community service providers.

**How to apply**:
**About Uniting**:
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
- Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability._