Team Leader Community Allied

**Suitably rewarded with an attractive Salary Packaging options**:

- ** Making a positive difference to the lives of the clients we care for**

**Welcome to Windana Drug and Alcohol Recovery, where our mission is to help people rebuild their lives.**

For almost 40 years now, Windana has been a leading Victorian-based Drug & Alcohol Treatment organization. Our moto is "Life. Changing." and for nearly 40 years now, we are doing just that; fullstop

Our teams have been assisting people rebuild their lives in a safe, caring environment, wherever they are in their recovery journey, and we now have great opportunities to grow our teams, to grow our reach and to positively impact more lives. For this to occur, we need your support

**A bit about the role**

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in people's lives? Do you thrive in a leadership role, guiding a team towards excellence in service delivery? If so, we have an exciting permanent full-time opportunity for you

Reporting to the Operations Manager and part of the Community Services leadership team, the Team Leader Community Allied /SE is responsible for a specific part of Windana's service delivery and leads a multidisciplinary team to provide quality care in the Windana client journey of recovery. The role provides clinical expertise (including a caseload) and is responsible for providing supervision and management of a team of staff engaged in providing clinical care to ensure Windana delivers comprehensive person-centred care across the client journey.

**You may be the one we are looking for if you have**:

- Experience working in a clinical setting or similar environment delivering a consistent model of care within the sector of alcohol and other drugs, mental health or community service.
- Knowledge and experience in clinical risk assessment, case management and strategies pertaining to clients' needs and in relation to mental health and drug and alcohol issues.
- Advanced therapeutic skills in the drug and alcohol service system, including trauma-informed care and knowledge of principles on harm minimisation relating to illicit drug use.
- Experience in leading a team within a changing service delivery environment, including planning, prioritising and influencing individual performance to achieve business outcomes and targets.
- Experience in supporting staff through feedback, coaching and mentoring including management of performance and behaviour.
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Allied Health or related Social Science Field.
- Post Grad in AOD or Certificate IV AOD is essential

**The program**

The Community Services Program delivers a range of Alcohol and Drug (AOD) treatment services including:

- Withdrawal and Community intake and assessment.
- Therapeutic Community intake.
- Counselling
- Care and Recovery Coordination (CRC)
- voluntary and forensic.
- AOD Family Services.
- Therapeutic Day Program.
- Health and Healing (including complementary therapies and art therapy).
- and the South East Consortium of Alcohol and Drug Agencies (SECADA).

**What's on offer**
- Competitive salary, plus salary packaging to increase your take home income
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Join a fun, passionate, supportive, and inclusive team of people - who will support you at every turn
- Access to our Employee Assistant Program
- Ability to transfer your long service from another NFP organisation as part of the portable long service leave scheme

**Why Windana do you ask?**

We help our people grow as professionals but also as ‘people'. We believe one's learning journey is ongoing and with a mindset on ‘optimisation' and ‘continuous improvement' we wish to reach our full potential at both an individual level but also as a team. We are constantly looking at improving our ways and we want like-minded people to help us do just that

As a values-based organization, we would love if you are also aligned with our values:

- We are one connected community;
- We are driven by hope;
- We build collaboration through open and honest relationships;
- We pursue learning and growth;
- We are curious and courageous to drive change;
- We are committed to caring without judgement;

Above all, we promote a culture where everyone feels safe, supported, and respected - and we have a great time doing it

When can you start you ask? We are ready when you are...