Senior AOD Family Reunification Practitioner

Work with families referred by Child Protection services, focusing on parents affected by substance use who have children under family reunification orders. Working from Box Hill.

Your Role:

As a Family Reunification Order Practitioner, you will work with families referred by Child Protection services, focusing on parents affected by substance use who have children under family reunification or interim orders.

Your responsibilities include providing counseling and delivering Care and Recovery services, with the primary goal of addressing substance use issues to support successful family reunification.

The role is responsible for assessment and counselling, and care and recovery to parents who are required to comply with AOD treatment conditions as part of their child’s family reunification order.

The key purpose of the program is counselling with a focus on practical and emotional goal-focused support (including home-based support) to a caseload of families including children, parents and other carers. We work to reduce AOD related harms to individuals and their families by conducting assessments and providing a range of counselling and care and recovery interventions.

Make it work:

• SCHADS level 6 which starts at $110,102 at full time, pro rata this salary.
• Part time hours, 3 days per week, 0.6, 22.8 hours.
• The days you work are flexible, office days would likely be Wednesday or Thursday.
• Office days at Box Hill close to public transport.
• Pool cars are used for outreach.
• Fortnightly supervision, group supervision, external supervision and peer supervision all available!

Ready to take the next step:

Could you please apply for the role before Sunday April 12th.

The advertisement is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a great opportunity or to ask questions contact Paul Ridley, Talent Acquisition on 03 9412 6078 or email paul.ridley@anglicarevic.org.au

Make your mark:

• Demonstrated experience in AOD assessment, treatment planning, counselling and case management.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to develop client treatment plans (collaboratively with clients) and manage clients in accordance with those plans as well as undertake therapeutic, child and family interventions in groups, families and with individuals.
• An understanding of how to work with mandated clients and/or individuals that have experienced trauma or been involved in the Child Protection or justice system
• Experience in the provision of assessment and counselling services preferably with AOD or dual diagnosis client
• Experience in therapeutic approaches and proven ability to effectively work with people and families experiencing problematic alcohol and other drugs use in a respectful, compassionate and positive manner.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Tertiary qualifications to Bachelor or Diploma level in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling or Behavioural Sciences or equivalent.

Required: 

• Certificate IV in AOD or have completed the required competencies (or able to complete within the first 12-24 months of employment - see position description for more details)