AOD and Mental Health Worker

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Youth Projects Ltd Full time

Not all heroes wear capes … but plenty of them are here at Youth Projects

A bit about us

We are an independent, registered charity providing front line support to young people and people experiencing homelessness to open pathways out of poverty and homelessness - breaking the cycle of disadvantage. Our focus is on respect, client-centred care, and harm prevention so people can lead longer lives, have improved health, meaningful employment, and a greater sense of belonging, safety, and security through our holistic model of care.

This is (some) of what we got up to:

  • Over 8,000 people accessed our services
  • Welcomed 16,431 visits to The Living Room
  • 80% of the young people we supported landed sustainable employment or education outcomes
  • More than 150,000 coffees were sold through our social enterprise cafes with $73K profit re-directed into homelessness and youth services
  • Experienced 130,000+ contacts through our harm minimisation program
  • Awarded ‘Great Place to Work’ 2022 and 2023
  • Providing a safe and inclusive workplace as 88% of our 2024 workforce identifying to have lived or living experience

Want to challenge yourself and see what real change looks like? Come join the Youth Projects Team.

A bit about the role

The AOD & Mental Health Worker position forms part of the multidisciplinary team at the Living Room Primary Health service. As part of the Substance Misuse Team, our AOD & Mental Health Worker work with people experiencing multiple and complex needs to provide strengths-based and therapeutic interventions designed to reduce the frequency and severity of mental health crisis and the harms of high-risk AOD use amongst Melbourne’s rough sleeping population accessing The Living Room Primary Health Services.

Working within a social model of health, the position will provide crisis interventions, undertakes structure and semi-structured counselling sessions and conduct supported referrals across a range of domains. This position provides secondary consults for clinical and non-clinical staff at The Living Room to develop coordinate care plans for people presenting with a range of complex mental health and harmful AOD use.

NOTE: The Living Room Primary Health Service provides responses to adults age 18+

This position is a 9 month contract ending 30th June 2025.

Key Requirements:

  • Demonstrated experience (2+ years) AOD and/or MH sector and treatment provision working with clients with multiple and complex needs.
  • Demonstrated experience working in a community-based setting.
  • Knowledge and understanding of homelessness, housing, and health sectors (including mental health and AOD)

Now ... let’s talk about you

You’re passionate about tackling youth disadvantage on the frontline.

️‍♀️You have a sound understanding or lived experience around supporting young people going through and trying to break the cycle of disadvantage.

You understand the importance of assertively engaging and supporting young people to empower them to address complex barriers to employment.

You love people and can engage with service users and the Youth Projects team with respect, dignity, and no judgement full stop.

You’re full of creative ways to meet our service users where they are at and believe that engagement shouldn’t be a one size fits all model.

You always see the person, not just their immediate situation because you understand that everyone has different needs, and that is okay.

Why should you work with We're

We’re a casual and flexible yet professional and high-energy workplace. We encourage flexibility for a healthy work/life balance, and although we are very serious about our work, we are very chill when it comes time to wind down. Every day you spend working, you’re making a difference. They're pretty great perks, don't don’t just stop there… here are some of the others:

  • Free, locally roasted coffee at the office ☕
  • A portion of your income as tax-free through generous salary packaging benefits
  • PLUS additional tax-free salary packaging on meals & entertainment expenses
  • Flexible work environment & flexibility to take extra unpaid leave for travel while working
  • 17.5% Annual Leave Loading 
  • Uncapped Employee Assistance Program 
  • Additional paid leave for caregiving, wellbeing, family violence, study PLUS an extra five personal leave days

Have you made it this far?

If you’re still reading, we think there’s a strong chance you might be our kind of person.

 Send through your resume + a cover letter by clicking "Apply for the Job." 

Recruitment for this position will be undertaken as applications are received, and only successful applicants will be notified. Please note that it is a requirement of all Youth Projects positions that the successful applicant holds a valid Working Children’s Check or Police Check. 

Our commitment to diversity: At Youth Projects, we value diversity and believe that people from a range of backgrounds bring a variety of ideas, perspectives, and experiences that will enhance our effectiveness. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome, and value unique contributions and encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and Indigenous candidates. 

Safety screening: Youth Projects is committed to being a child-safe organisation, providing an environment where children who come into contact with the organisation feel safe. Youth Projects has zero tolerance

We are an independent, registered charity which provides front line support to young people and individuals experiencing disadvantage, unemployment, homelessness, alcohol and other drug issues. We also help those looking to re-engage with learning and employment. We recognise the complex and varying needs of the people we work with and go above and beyond, 365 days a year, to provide pathways out of poverty. We are not only changing lives, but saving lives. Comprised of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team, we have the ability to provide a complete wrap around, judgement free service with a strong focus on respect, client-centred care and harm prevention. The impact we seek enables each person to lead longer lives, have improved health, meaningful employment and a greater sense of belonging, safety and security through a holistic model of care.

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