• Permanent Full Time 
• Berrimah, NT

CAAPS is an Aboriginal Community Controlled organisation delivering a range of important community services to people through activities and services that reflect our CORE values of caring, openness, respect and empowerment. You will be part of an exciting program delivering a new approach to providing AOD and Youth Services. 

About the position

Provide support and trauma sensitive care planning and goal setting aimed at the empowerment for adults who have suffered the impact of substance use of self or family members by facilitating and supporting client engagement, coordinating treatment plans, providing clinical case management, provide aftercare for exiting clients and participating in clinical governance of CAAPS programs.

Some of your responsibilities will be:

• Coordinate and support clients to achieve assessed treatment goals, toward addressing life challenges and enhancing wellbeing
• Focus on relationship building within a culturally safe and trauma informed approach
• Display a strength based, client centred attitude with consideration to CAAPS values
• Facilitate comprehensive case planning in consultation with all parties and in line with CAAPS current practice models and adhere to legislative requirements of role
• Liaise with internal and external service providers, ensuring a collaborative approach to supporting clients to achieve their goals
• Maintain an awareness of client’s needs and wellbeing, including participation in internal handover procedures, assisting with medication and provision of transport
• Support individuals to focus on recovery aimed at long-term sustainable outcomes, including follow up and aftercare
• Participate in CAAPS afterhours on-call rotation

Your skills, experience and qualifications include:

• Adopting a strength-based approach to behaviour management and an understanding of trauma informed approaches
• Willingness to work within the treatment framework developed specifically for CAAPS Healthy Families program
• Ability to keep up to date with current drug and alcohol best practice and to provide information and support to clients
• Demonstrated ability to modify communication styles and techniques to meet client’s needs (Multilingual ability an advantage)
• Dedicated and careful; high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Willingness to maintain a drug free lifestyle
• Demonstrated ability to work positively both as part of a multidisciplinary team and with individuals
• Contribute to CAAPS continuous improvement to maintain QIC accreditation standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication, competent administrative and documentation skills including demonstrated computer skills
• Current First Aid Certificate, or willingness to obtain
• Current NT Driver’s License (minimum C Class)
• Current Criminal History Check
• Current Ochre Card (Category E)

Why work for CAAPS?

• You are committed to the health and wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples
• You will receive immense job satisfaction working for a values-based organisation
• Work in a family friendly and supportive work environment
• Receive training and mentoring with the opportunity to improve and learn new skills
• Take advantage of Salary Packaging Benefits that increases your take home pay!
• Receive 6 weeks annual leave (pro-rata)!

To apply please email [email protected] for a copy of the position description, then submit your resume and a 1 page cover letter addressing the selection criteria.

Applications close:  11th December 2022