Mobile Drug Safety Practitioner

9 hours ago

Bendigo, Australia Bendigo Community Health Services Full time

Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Team
MOBILE DRUG SAFETY PRACTITIONER AND NEEDLE SYRINGE PROGRAM

COORDINATOR
35 hours per fortnight (0.4606 FTE)

Ongoing Position

The Position
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 alcohol and
other drugs (AOD).

The Mobile Drug Safety (MDS) and Needle Syringe Program (NSP) Coordinator provides
leadership to communities in the Bendigo area by taking a community development
approach to supporting local and regional harm reduction initiatives. The role also provides
a support role to primary and secondary NSP service delivery.

About BCHS
Bendigo Community Health Services 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

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential
1. Qualifications in Public Health, Community Development, Welfare Studies, Alcohol and

Other Drug Diploma or other health related disciplines.
2. Minimum 2 years’ experience of working in the area of harm reduction with a strong

demonstrated understanding of a range of related areas including blood-borne virus
prevention (BBV), overdose prevention, management and relapse prevention.

3. Experience in a community development role, including project management,
community partnerships and collaboration.

4. Demonstrated understanding of the social model of health and how to integrate these
principles into practice.

5. Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively
with a broad range of stakeholders, clients and people who support clients.

6. Demonstrated experience in contributing to the development of proposals, data
analysis and report writing.

7. Demonstrated ability to engage the target group in order to achieve positive
educational outcomes including the ability to communicate key health messages in
relation to drug safety.

8. Ability to provide and deliver coordinated key educational programs to the target
audience and the community.

9. Strong knowledge of and ability to use the Microsoft Office Suite and Windows based
programs and database management systems

10. Employment experience that demonstrates an ability to engage and build a rapport
with individuals of diverse background.

11. Current First Aid and CPR Certification.
12. Ability to work after hours.
13. A current employee Working with Children Check and Driver’s Licence.
14. The successful applicant will also be required to undertake and complete a Satisfactory

National Police Check.

For further information about the position contact Lisa Walklate on 0484 254 096

abilities.

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

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