Senior AOD Clinician (Counsellor & Group Facilitator)

• Excellent opportunity for an experienced AOD Professional to lead a small team of AOD Clinicians at a 24/7 AOD Rehabilitation Facility.
• Wonderful Benefits with Salary packaging options to enhance your take-home income.
• Full-time, permanent position working approx. Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Windana provides connected services for more people in need.

We provide services across Victoria for adults and young people experiencing alcohol and other drug harms, family violence, mental health challenges and social disadvantage.

Our Model of Care puts clients at the centre of what we do to create positive change in people's lives. We work with families, communities and other organisations to deliver trauma informed, equitable, culturally safe and integrated services based on evidence and practice wisdom.

By intervening early and creating purposeful partnerships, we help clients achieve improved outcomes while reducing demand on acute services. And we are influencing policy, practice and research to help shape better systems for clients. Together, we influence the broader system for a more positive and connected future.

Is this your next career opportunity?

The Senior AOD Clinician will supervise a team of 4 to 5 AOD Clinicians in addition to a small case load of residents and the facilitation of groups throughout the week.

This role is responsible for overseeing the clinical services to residents within the program and making sure they are provided with best practice outcomes. Whilst they are in treatment the goal is to address risk taking behavioural patterns and develop lifestyles of self-determined purpose.

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, the Senior AOD Clinician provides case management to a caseload of up to 5 residents, this includes residents that are currently in the program on site and those that are in integration. The Senior AOD Clinician will supervise the AOD Clinicians including regular clinical supervision, observations, mentoring, audits etc and ensure that they are delivering high quality interventions through case management and counselling.

• Oversee and monitor treatment and intervention plans, making sure that the AOD Clinicians are aligning them with individual client goals.
• Provide case management, advocacy, referrals support and therapeutic interventions to residents accessing residential rehabilitation services including assessment and interventions to ensure timely and appropriate referrals.
• Initiate case management responsibilities, taking on primary responsibility for a caseload of clients.
• Provide evidence base therapeutic interventions and programs inclusive of various modalities of individual and group supervision.
• Utilises brief interventions, de-escalation strategies and motivational interviewing and other strategies to motivate residents in treatment.
• Facilitate group interventions focused on a range of treatment modalities including psychoeducation, trauma-informed care, relapse prevention, and other therapeutic interventions when required.
• Coordinate the day-to-day operations of the AOD clinician team, including team meetings and allocation of workload/cases.
• Oversee and nurture collaboration and engagement across multiple specialised teams within a program or area, creating a thriving ecosystem of high-performance teams.
• Ensure the team’s caseload of residents have current and relevant individual treatment plans, risk assessments and safety plans.
• Provide expert advice and support team members regarding case management practices and manages complex client cases when needed.
• Ensure the team’s caseload of residents receive appropriate advocacy support across a range of services included but not limited to housing finance and medical.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years’ experience working as an AOD Clinician or similar position within in Alcohol and Other Drugs sector.
• Experience managing, supervising and leading a team to achieve strategic and operational outcomes, with an understanding on effective staff management strategies and practices.
• Strong experience in case management and conducting drug withdrawal and physical health assessments and risk management strategies.
• High level of interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills both with an ability to communicate effectively to diverse group of people with complex needs with compassion.
• Excellent time management skills with an ability to adapt and reprioritise as required based on the needs of the program and residents.
• Strong professional written case noting skills.
• Advanced therapeutic skills with extensive knowledge experience in the drug and alcohol service system, including trauma-informed care and knowledge of principles of harm minimisation relating to illicit drug use.
• Ability to deliver group-based interventions and programs, including group work, psycho-education facilitation and de-escalate conflict using appropriate strategies and techniques.
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Youth Work, Mental Health or other similar health-discipline.
• Certificate IV in AOD or 4 AOD core competencies.

Join our team to contribute to our life-changing work.

Our people are integral to the work we do, and we pride ourselves on providing our team opportunities to contribute, grow and thrive:

Contribute to our meaningful work and values-based culture through:

• our Strategic Plan,
• our quality accreditation,
• Reconciliation Action Plan, and
• our progress towards Rainbow Tick accreditation.

Grow with professional and personal development, including:

• 40 hours of study leave each year
• Support for qualifications, external training and up to $200 towards professional registrations
• Career pathways through secondments and our Leadership Network
• Regular supervision, goal-setting, and individual development plans

Thrive with benefits that support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including:

• 12 weeks paid parental leave from day one
• 15 days personal leave, compassionate, and gender affirmation leave
• 10 days cultural leave for First Nations employees (including 2 paid days)
• Flexible working arrangements tailored to you
• Generous salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• Retail perks and fitness discounts
• Access to our wellbeing program, including discounted osteopathy treatments.
• WWCC costs covered
• Public holiday swap

Ready to join us?

Be quick! Applications will be reviewed as soon as they land on our desks so apply today if you're interested.

Windana is committed to child safety and a valid Working with Children Check and Police Check are required for this position.

Windana values and celebrates diversity and inclusion and is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and life experience to apply. Our aim is to build a team that closely reflects the diversity of the people and communities we work with.