Team Leader Aod Services Youth

2 weeks ago

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Lives Lived Well Full time

Youth Outreach Programs Gold Coast provides a client centred, stepped care model offering individual and group counselling, pre-and post-rehabilitation support, relapse prevention, case management, school-based clinics, care planning and care coordination for young people aged 12-29 who may be experiencing issues with Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD), dual diagnosis and complex needs.

Youth Programs Gold Coast operates from a harm minimisation, brief intervention framework ensuring young people are at the forefront of their treatment within an empowerment model. Unique to this portfolio is the Clinical Liaison Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service (CLAIS) which provides cultural and AOD support to all ages of clients over the Gold Coast.

**About the role
**This is a full-time ongoing opportunity, based in our Burleigh Heads Office.

You will be responsible for providing clinical and operational management for our AOD Services within the Gold Coast Youth team. You will support the development and delivery of individual and group therapeutic interventions and provide behaviour-changing counselling interventions to assist people in reducing or ceasing harmful AOD use.

Oversight of the Clinical Liaison Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service (CLAIS) is also included, of which you will bring your cultural competence and passion. You will also hold a small caseload of clients to compliment your leadership responsibilities.

**You will love this opportunity as you:
- Lead the provision of high-quality engagement, assessment, counselling, case management and support services to young people and their families
- Lead clinical interventions in collaboration with Counsellors / Case Managers
- Lead the clinical review of individual treatment plans and external service providersProvide expert AOD practice advice and secondary consultation to AOD Counsellor Case Managers and other support staff

The salary range for this role is $106,379 to $111,094 per annum, + super, depending on skills, knowledge and experience.

**What you will bring to the role:
- Extensive experience in Youth AOD practice
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or allied health (or similar field)
- Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring teams
- Significant experience in assessment, case coordination and case management with vulnerable people from diverse backgrounds (e.g. homeless, mental health, AOD, CALD including Indigenous backgrounds and/or people with disabilities)
- Extensive applied knowledge in contemporary evidence based AOD counselling practice, case management and intake and assessment
- Experience in developing and facilitating evidence based clinical education programs
- Excellent stakeholder consultation skills
- Ability to collate key documentation to support staff supervision and manage key reporting requirements
- A current Working with Children Check or the ability to obtain thisLocal area knowledge is highly regarded

**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.
- Check out more employee benefits for you and your loved ones on our careers page.

**Are you ready to imagine the possibilities? Here's how to apply
**Applications close on Monday, 16 December 2024

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