AOD Program Manager

• Full Time (38hrs per week), 12-month fixed term (Parental Leave contract)
• Abbotsford location
• Leading LGBTQIA+ community services organisation

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced AOD Program Manager to lead our specialist Alcohol and Other Drugs program in Victoria.

This senior leadership role is responsible for the clinical and operational oversight of AOD services supporting LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with or affected by HIV. Reporting to the Manager, Therapeutic Services, you will lead senior staff, strengthen service delivery, and contribute to strategic partnerships across the sector.

The ideal candidate will:

• Lead high-quality AOD service delivery using harm reduction and trauma-informed approaches.
• Supervise senior staff and outreach programs.
• Support service development, quality improvement and program reporting.
• Strengthen partnerships across the AOD and community services sectors.
• Contribute to workforce leadership, performance and program growth.

What’s on offer

In addition to your salary of SCHADS Level 7 and superannuation, Thorne Harbour also pays above award. You’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and an ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

There is also the option to increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchased leave program to enhance work-life balance, as well as ongoing professional and career development opportunities.

About you

You will have a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or a related discipline, as well as:

• Certificate IV in AOD (or willingness to obtain within 12 months).
• Extensive leadership experience in AOD or therapeutic services.
• Strong clinical capability across trauma-informed practice, motivational interviewing, harm minimisation and related therapeutic modalities.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Excellent communication, reporting and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to affirming practice with LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with HIV.

About us

At Thorne Harbour Health, we combine community, care, and advocacy to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people and people living with or affected by HIV.

We’re a proudly community-led organisation built on over 40 years of activism and care - where your lived experience and identity are valued and celebrated.

For a detailed position description, including selection criteria, visit our website: https://thorneharbour.org/about/work/

Inclusion Matters

We strongly encourage applications from people who are:

• Part of the LGBTIQ+ community
• Living with HIV
• From culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• First Nations people
• People with disability

For further enquiries please contact Nic Robinson-Griffith – Manager, Therapeutic Services via email – Nic.Robinson-Griffith@thorneharbour.org

How to apply

Written applications addressing the selection criteria and including a resume and the names and contact details of three professional referees should be submitted via the job listing in Employment Hero.

Applications close on Sunday 19 April 2026

Important: it is essential that applicants specifically address the selection criteria. Where selection criteria have not been addressed, applications will not be considered.

Thorne Harbour Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks for all roles.

• Tertiary qualification in social work, psychology or a related discipline and/or other relevant experience.
• Certificate IV in AOD or equivalent, or willingness to undertake within the first 12 months of employment.
• Eligibility for membership of a relevant professional association (e.g., AASW, AHPRA, APS).
• Specialist expertise in, and demonstrated experience of, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including comprehensive clinical skills in a range of modalities including, but not limited to trauma-informed practice, harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, strengths-based approaches, acceptance and commitment therapy, narrative therapy, family and systemic therapy, crisis and suicide prevention interventions.
• A proven ability to develop, coach, manage and lead a team of clinicians to deliver quality therapeutic practice, including the ability to respond to crises and emergencies.
• Well-developed ethical and authentic leadership style that can model desired behaviours and create a healthy and effective team environment that balances individual and organisational needs.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in advancing external partnerships, with service providers and other stakeholders, to enhance care pathways and build sector capacity.
• Excellent time management and negotiation skills.
• Advanced computer skills and competencies, including report writing.
• A demonstrated understanding and awareness of structural and social inequities which discriminate against LGBTIQ+ people and communities, and people living with HIV, and willingness to work with these communities in a respectful, warm and affirming manner.
• Sound knowledge and familiarity of AOD and/or family violence frameworks, related policies and legislation.
• Additional qualifications in leadership and/or management.
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence