Alcohol and Other Drugs Counsellor Case Manager

At **Lives Lived Well, **we’ve been treating and supporting people whose lives are affected by alcohol and other drugs for over 50 years. We also support people with mental health and gambling concerns and those transitioning from correctional centres. We’re growing fast and building a reputation as a trusted, innovative provider, focused on clinical excellenceand we’d love you to be part of it.

If you share our belief in recovery, think in a curious and critical way, and thrive on learning and change, join us and do your best work here

**Your opportunity
As an **AOD Counsellor Case Manager **, you’ll engage and support your clients in their ongoing management, counselling and treatment of AOD dependency and other associated factors. You’ll advocate for them, celebrate with them when they achieve their goals, and help to develop their capacity and confidence to exit residential treatment.
- Provide high quality engagement, assessment, counselling and support services to clients, and their families, using evidence based practice principles.
- Manage a case load of clients, including in an outreach capacity, through providing support, service coordination, referral and advocacy to assist client in achieving their goals.
- Provide intensive and ongoing support to people who are case managed on the Methamphetamine Enhanced Care Program.
- Work with clients to develop, implement and review individual treatment goals.
- Ensure continuity of care by effectively communicating within the multidisciplinary team and across interfaces with other health care providers.
- Provide pre
- and post-rehabilitation support and relapse prevention planning.
- Engage with and develop productive relationships with relevant stakeholders. Provide culturally appropriate practice as relevant to varying clients.

This is a full-time (38 hours per week) permanent position. The gross annual pay rate is $93,860 to $98,108.40 plus super and salary packaging.

**What you’ll bring
**To succeed in this role, there are some essentials you’ll need**:

- Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, human services or other related area health services discipline.
- Applied knowledge in contemporary evidence based AOD counselling practice and case management or transferrable skills such as working with clients with co-morbidity and complex trauma.
- The ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
- A willingness to learn and continue to develop your professional practice.
- Highly developed communication and community engagement skills.
- Current Australian issued Drivers Licence.
- A National Criminal History Check, along with a Working with Children Check (e.g., Blue Card).

**While not essential, we’d also love you to have**:

- Local area knowledge of Brisbane South region Experience in delivering education programs and facilitation groups
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**What matters most is that you’ll 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? We believe that through these values, we do our best work - for each other, for clients, and for the communities we work in. And it’s a promise we make to you about the kind of experience you will have working for us.

**Why work for Lives Lived Well?
Well, it’s about people, purpose, impact and growth.

You’ll love working with talented people who share our values. Our services and treatments are as diverse as the communities we work in. And we’ve grown significantly in the past few years, with no plans of slowing down.

**So, what does that mean for you? A real opportunity to go further**
- You’ll grow as a person and as a professional, extending your knowledge and skills beyond the norm.
- You’ll be trusted with autonomy in a supportive, respectful environment. You’ll make a lasting impact - on clients, the community and a team that cares as much as you.

**But it’s more than that.**

You’ll join a curious team that thinks differently and seeks new ways. We look to the evidence. We explore new ideas. And when we reach “better”, we ask, “What’s next?” Which means you’ll need to be comfortable with change - you’ll enjoy variety, the agility, and the opportunity to achieve more, faster.

**And while you support others, we’ll support you with some great benefits, including**:

- An extra five paid leave days per year to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
- Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
- Paid parental leave of 8 weeks.
- Regular clinical supervision, case conferencing and debriefings.
- An employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your family, including emotional, psychological, financial counselling and wellbeing services. Fitness Passport membership access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness and leisure centres across Australia, at a discounted rate

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