Senior AOD Care & Recovery Coordinator

• Part-Time (34.2hrs per week - 0.9 FTE), Ongoing
• Outreach role, based in Abbotsford
• SCHADS Level 5 role with above award rates

We are seeking an experienced Senior AOD Care & Recovery Coordinator to provide coordinated, recovery-oriented alcohol and other drug (AOD) support to clients with complex needs, within a harm reduction framework.

About the Role

In this part-time position, you will:

• Lead care coordination for clients experiencing significant substance use impacts
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop collaborative, client-centred care plans
• Provide advocacy, referrals, and maintain strong interagency collaboration
• Deliver brief interventions, relapse prevention strategies, and group work as appropriate
• Work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure continuity of care
• Contribute to a supportive, learning-focused team culture within Therapeutic Services
• Mentor and provide guidance to colleagues, students, and volunteers where required

About You

You will have a relevant health and/or welfare tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences and/or a Certificate IV in AOD (or completion of AOD core competencies, or willingness to complete within the first 24 months of employment). In addition, you will also have:

• Demonstrated experience in AOD case management, care coordination, assessment, and treatment planning
• Strong commitment to recovery-oriented, harm minimisation approaches
• Ability to work respectfully and non-judgementally with LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with HIV
• Experience providing guidance or mentorship in a clinical or professional setting

What We Offer

In addition to a pro-rata salary aligned with SCHADS Level 5, you'll receive:

• Above-award pay rates.
• 5% leave loading.
• Access to salary packaging benefits (up to $15,900) to increase your take-home pay.
• Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.
• A values-driven, inclusive workplace committed to equity and community leadership.
• Comprehensive supervision/support, including access to (internal) professional reflection spaces.
• Flexibility to work from home one day per week, depending on client needs

About us

Thorne Harbour Health is a community-controlled health organisation with more than 40 years’ experience delivering inclusive, community-led health and wellbeing services.

We work alongside LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with or affected by HIV to reduce stigma, improve wellbeing, and support people to live healthy, dignified lives.

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 via the job listing in Employment Hero.

Applications close midnight Monday 2nd March 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.

• A tertiary qualification relevant to case management practice, for example social work, and eligibility for membership of a relevant governing body (such as the AASW)
• Certificate IV in AOD, AOD key competencies, or willingness to undertake within 12 months of employment.
• Extensive demonstrated experience working as a Case Manager and/or Care and Recovery Coordinator in the AOD sector.
• Experience and competence in the provision of assessment, risk management, treatment planning, and discharge
• Commitment to recovery-oriented approaches within a harm minimisation framework, acknowledging and building on people’s own resilience and
• An interest in and willingness to work with people from LGBTIQA+ communities, including people in a non- judgmental and respectful
• Valid and current Victorian drivers licence.