AOD Family Reunification Clinician

The Family Reunification AOD program is aimed at supporting parents where completion of alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment is one of the conditions included in family reunification orders. The purpose is to improve timely access to the treatment required within the timeframes specified in family reunification orders. 

The AOD Clinician Family Reunification (FRO) is responsible for providing AOD assessments and counselling, case management and outreach (Care and Recovery) to parents who are required to comply with AOD treatment conditions as part of their child’s family reunification order. 

The purpose of this position is to reduce AOD related harms to individuals and their families by providing assessments and therapeutic interventions, including assertive outreach. The key responsibility of the position is to provide family-sensitive AOD counselling with practical and emotional goal-focused support (including home-based support) to a caseload of families including children, parents and other carers. 

Essential  

• Relevant Health, Social or Welfare related tertiary/degree qualification with one years’ experience or Associate Diploma with relevant experience. 

• Certificate IV in AOD.  

• Satisfactory outcome of a confidential Police Check and Working with Children Check. PCC is committed to child safety and is a Child Safe organisation. 

• Eligibility to work in Australia. 

• Willingness to travel within the catchment to meet the requirements of the job and to work out of different partnership locations. 

• Willingness to work outside normal business hours on a negotiated basis. 

• Competencies/training in providing clinical supervision (or willingness to complete within the first 12 months of employment). 

• Empathy for those whose lives have been affected by problematic alcohol and other drug use/ and or mental health disorders. 

• Possession of a current Victorian Driver’s License 

• Information technology skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite. 

Desired 

• Therapeutic counselling skills including knowledge of family systems 

• Registration with a relevant professional body  

• Competencies in dual diagnosis (or able to complete within the first 24 months of employment).  

• First Aid Certificate 

• Current knowledge of OH&S practices.