At Lives Lived Well, we’ve been treating and supporting young people and adults 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.

In a tranquil rural locale to the south of Brisbane, Logan Family Recovery, situated in Chambers Flat, presents a distinctive twelve-week residential program dedicated to addressing alcohol and substance abuse issues. This program is an integral component of our comprehensive continuum of care. Notably, Logan Family Recovery stands as a pioneering initiative, offering crucial alcohol and drug treatment services to parents for whom residential treatment would otherwise be inaccessible due to their parental responsibilities. Lives Lived Well operates six residential units, expressly designed to accommodate parents accompanied by their children under the age of 10.

Our Residential Treatment program at Logan Family Recovery has been in operation since 2018, with the overarching objective of fostering an enhanced quality of life among our residents. Central to our mission is the provision of a secure and nurturing environment that is entirely free from the influence of alcohol, illicit substances, and non-prescription medications. This environment is meticulously designed to bolster and facilitate our residents’ progress throughout their treatment journey.

Are you ready to join us and help make a difference where it matters most?

Your Opportunity

As a Treatment Facilitator at Logan Family Recovery, you’ll engage and support your clients in their ongoing case management, group facilitation, and treatment of AOD dependency and other associated factors within a residential setting. You’ll walk beside them and celebrate with them when they achieve their goals and help to develop their capacity and confidence.

Some additional duties include:

• Support the delivery of targeted parenting programs such as Triple P Parenting and Parenting Under Pressure.
• Provide support to part-time and casual After Hours Support Workers.
• Support the operational needs of the program by supporting the Logan House Team Leader with the rostering of the program.
• Work with clients to develop, implement and review individual treatment goals.
• Manage a case load of clients providing clinical support, service coordination, referral, and advocacy to assist client in achieving their goals.
• Supervise and manage risk where practicable, associated with clients residing in a residential treatment context – including high level complexity and dual diagnosis behavioural management.
• Facilitate group work and processes autonomously.  Taking sole responsibility and management of challenging behaviour efficacy blockers and detractive dynamics.
• Develop program resources and key documents that support the clinical and operational functioning.
• Provide culturally appropriate practice as relevant to varying clients.
• Ensure that client records, data collection and reporting are consistent with confidentiality and relevant practice standards.

This is an ongoing, full-time position, working 38 hours per week Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00.

The gross salary ranges between $93,860 – $98,108.40 per annum, depending on skills, qualifications and experience, plus super and salary packaging.

What you’ll bring

We are looking for a Clinician who is able to manage their day-to-day duties working cohesively within a team of Treatment Facilitators. This is a high demand environment, so you’ll also be required to balance autonomy and efficiency, providing high quality engagement, assessment counselling and support services to your clients. You’re also experienced in utilising evidence-based practice principles for withdrawal, support, and recovery.  

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

• Tertiary qualifications in a social work, counselling, or mental health
• Applied knowledge in contemporary evidence based AOD clinical practice.
• Demonstrated expertise in residential treatment service delivery with a sound knowledge of the potential risk elements specific to this type of environment.
• Experience in developing and delivering education programs and group facilitation with AOD clients.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage own workload.
• Highly developed communication and community engagement skills.
• Membership or eligibility for membership with relevant professional body such as Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) (desirable).
• Hold a Blue Card (or ability to apply).
• Current unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence.

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?

It’s about people, purpose, impact, and growth.

We think you’ll love working with our talented people across services that are as diverse as the communities we work in. We’ve grown significantly, with no plans of slowing down.… giving you a real opportunity to go further!

At Lives Lived Well, you can:

• Grow as a person and as a professional, extending your knowledge and skills beyond the norm.
• Be trusted with autonomy in a supportive, respectful environment.
• Make a lasting difference – 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 membership access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness and leisure centres across Australia, at a dis