V- Aod Team Member

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The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.

AOD Team Members

The role will provide support to participants and staff of the Bridgehaven Program to assist with transport to external appointments, role modelling daily living skills such as cleaning and cooking, and coordinating outings and activities. Hours are negotiable between 9.00am to 4pm Monday to Friday. Weekend volunteer hours also available.
- Key responsibilities
- Transport - Coordinate transport arrangements for participants when required to attend external appointments.
- Participant activities - Assist Day Support Worker coordinate activities and community outings for AOD participants.
- Daily lifeskills - Assist in development of lifeskills for AOD Participants such as cooking, cleaning, nutrition and personal hygiene.
- Connect with participants - Engage informally with AOD participants, helping them feel welcome and supported, to experience a trusted and reliable environment.
- Qualifications and skills (desired/required)
- Experience in supporting those with an addiction - work experience and/or lived experience
- Keen interest in working with people experiencing addiction and committed to supporting their recovery journey
- First Aid certificate highly regarded
- Capabilities and personal attributes
- Acts Ethically and with Integrity: Supports a culture of integrity and professionalism; represents the organisation in an honest, ethical and professional way.
- Focus on People we Serve: Is mindful of the impact of own role on those TSA serves in the community; provides service appropriately and responsively to the needs of people; recognises the need for referral and takes appropriate action; confirms satisfaction with services and addresses or escalates complaints.
- Make Sound Decisions: Actively seeks out input from others and shares own ideas to achieve best outcomes; makes sound, timely decisions leading to effective service delivery.
- Demonstrate Accountability: Demonstrates accountability aligned to internal and external requirements; supports and acts in compliance with the records, information and knowledge management requirements of TSA.
- Think Analytically and Solve Problems: Identifies issues that may hinder completion of tasks and finds appropriate solutions; willingly seeks out input from others and shares own ideas to achieve best outcomes; identifies ways to improve systems or processes which are used by the team/unit/department.
- Work Collaboratively: Works as a supportive and cooperative team member, shares information and acknowledges the contribution and support of others; works as a supportive and cooperative team member, shares information and acknowledges the contribution and support of others; Models and promotes teamwork and encourages a culture of recognising the value of collaboration
- Communicate Effectively: Listens to others when they are speaking and asks appropriate, respectful questions; speaks at the right pace and volume for varied audiences; clarifies own understanding.
- Cultural Competency: We value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and intersex status.
- Understands the concepts and principles of diversity and inclusion and how they impact on current day approaches and practices
- Demonstrates commitment to culturally appropriate and inclusive practice
- Understands specific issues faced by culturally diverse clients particularly in the areas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LBGTQI, CALD, neuro-diversity and multi faith
- Applies culturally appropriate approaches and skills when engaging with culturally diverse clients particularly in the areas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LBGTQI, CALD, neuro-diversity and multi faith
- Works effectively with an interpreter as required, in line with organizational guidelines
- Lead Safety and Wellbeing: Identifies and follows safe work practices; takes action to address hazards, near misses and incidents.

Background check requirements
- Background checks play an important part in our commitment to being a safe organisation. Where an applicant has disclosable history, the selection process includes a fair assessment and a risk management approach. Collection of personal information is handled per our privacy and confidentiality policies. Below is what is required for this role:
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