At Lives Lived Well, we’ve been treating and supporting people whose lives are affected by alcohol and other drugs for over 50 years. We also support people with mental health and gambling concerns and those transitioning from correctional centres. We’re growing fast and building a reputation as a trusted, innovative provider, focused on clinical excellence… and we’d love you to be part of it.

If you have compassion, the ability to work without judgment and share our belief in recovery, then join us and open up your career in human services.

About the Service

The Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Service provides a client centred, stepped care model offering individual and group counselling, pre- and post-rehabilitation support, relapse prevention, case management, group programs, care planning and care coordination for clients with AOD dependence, mental health dual diagnosis and complex needs and their families and carers.

Your opportunity

As an AOD Group Facilitator and Case Manager, you’ll engage and support your clients in their ongoing management, counselling, and treatment of AOD dependency and other associated factors. You’ll advocate for them, celebrate with them when they achieve their goals, and help to develop their capacity and confidence to exit treatment. A primary focus of this position is group facilitation.

You will also be networking within the community and with potential group participants, to create awareness of the group program and promote this program to potential clients who would benefit from attending.

A typical day in this role will include:

• Facilitate intensive group therapy day rehabilitation programs with other co-facilitators.
• Manage a case load of clients, through providing support, service coordination, referral, and advocacy to assist client in achieving their goals.
• Work with clients to develop, implement and review individual treatment goals.
• Ensure continuity of care by effectively communicating within the multidisciplinary team and across interfaces with other health care providers.
• Provide pre- and post-rehabilitation support and relapse prevention planning.
• Engage with and develop productive relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Provide culturally appropriate practice as relevant to varying clients.
• This role will provide face to face services to clients, working from our Dubbo office.

In this role, you will join an experienced and long-standing team. While this is largely an autonomous role you will be supported by a values-based Team Leader and 4 other colleagues, who are energetic, passionate, and collaborative. This team really lives and breathes our values, so being a team player is a must.

There are multiple positions available. These are full-time maximum term contract roles until 30 May 2024 with a strong possibility of extension. The salary ranges between $82,043.52 and $98,108.40 per annum, depending on knowledge, skills, and experience. 

For the right applicant we are also able to offer up to $1,500 in relocation assistance. 

What you’ll bring

We are looking for an individual who loves to work in a dynamic environment, as part of a collaborative team and has a particular interest and passion for running group programs. You will be a self-starter and must be able to navigate any challenges arising from a service delivery perspective in a small community.

To succeed in this role, there are some essentials you’ll need:

• A minimum of a Diploma in AOD or Community Services, or other related health services discipline.
• Sound interpersonal skills, including the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships
• Highly developed communication and community engagement skills
• A sound understanding of the professional, ethical, and legal requirements that underpin the treatment and clinical management of substance misuse problems
• Demonstrated effective time management skills, including the ability to prioritise clinical and administrative duties
• A proactive attitude and demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Aptitude and willingness for learning.
• Drivers Licence and police clearance.

While not essential, we’d also love you to have:

• Experience or knowledge of AOD or a similar setting such as mental health or corrections and or experience in group facilitation.
• Experience in program establishment or set up.

What matters most is that you’ll live and breathe our values, which means:

• You are humble, human, and full of hope.
• You show up and share.
• You ask: Why not? And what’s next?
• You leave a positive wake.

Why? We believe that through these values, we do our best work – for each other, for clients, and for the communities we work in. And it’s a promise we make to you about the kind of experience you will have working for us.

Why work for Lives Lived Well?

Well, it’s about people, purpose, impact, and growth.

You’ll love working with talented people who share our values. Our services and treatments are as diverse as the communities we work in. And we’ve grown significantly in the past few years, with no plans of slowing down.

So, what does that mean for you? A real opportunity to go further!

• You’ll grow as a person and as a professional, extending your knowledge and skills beyond the norm.
• You’ll be trusted with autonomy in a supportive, respectful environment.
• You’ll make a lasting impact – on clients, the community and a team that cares as much as you.

But it’s more than that.

You’ll join a curious team that thinks differently and seeks new ways. We look to the evidence. We explore new ideas. And when we reach “better”, we ask, “What’s next?” Which means you’ll need to be comfortable with change – you’ll enjoy variety, the agility, and the opportunity to achieve more, faster.

And while you support others, we’ll support you with some great benefits, including:

• An extra five paid leave days per year to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• Paid parental leave of 8 weeks.
• Regular clinical supervision, case conferencing and debriefings.
• An employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your family, including emotional, psychological, financial counselling and wellbeing services.
• Fitness Passport to access a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness and leisure centres across Australia, at a discounted rate.
• Portable Long Service Leave if you work in Queensland, click this link for more information about this benefit.
• Wellspring Discounts, saving on everyday items such as groceries, petrol, clothing, and leisure activities through Wellspring discounts and rewards.
• We are committed to celebrating the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We offer ceremonial and NAIDOC leave and have established a support network for our First Nations staff, to build relationships, share knowledge and debrief.

Are you ready to imagine the possibilities? Click Apply now!

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Applications close on Monday, 2nd October 2023