- Leading Community Services Organisation
- Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
- Full-time, Maximum term position until 30 June 2023, based in Ballarat
About the opportunity
The Youth AOD Outreach Worker provides essential support and counselling to people on pre-admission waitlists for residential AOD treatment services delivered by Uniting AOD and MH Services. The focus of the role is upon supporting impacted people with preparation for residential treatment by navigating a broad range of co-occurring psychosocial/medical/mental health factors that will ultimately impact upon/interplay with AOD treatment.
The Youth AOD Outreach Worker will provide practical as well as therapeutic, supportive engagement for individuals and liaises with a wide range of Uniting AOD and MH and other collaborating services to ensure that, regardless of length of wait for residential withdrawal or rehabilitation treatment, the person remains engaged until the point of admission. Family engagement (where applicable) is a key component in managing expectations of treatment outcomes.
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About you
To be successful in this position you will have:
- Relevant health and or welfare Tertiary Qualification such as Social Work, Youth Work, Psychology, Nursing or Allied Health or/and
- Certificate IV in AOD or have completed the core competencies (or able to complete within the first 12 months of employment).
- Competencies in dual diagnosis (or able to complete within the first 24 months of employment).
- Familiarity with the Alcohol and Other Drug Sector, knowledge of the relationship with the Forensic AOD System and Central Intake Services.
- Experience in developing individual treatment plans, post withdrawal and discharge planning.
- Experience delivering group work and working with people with AOD and/or Mental Health issues.
How to apply
If this sounds like you, find out more or apply today by submitting the below as a part of your application:
- Cover Letter
- Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)
- Address Core/Key Selection Criteria according to the position description.
Get in touch
For more information regarding the role, please contact
Heather Humm – Team Leader on 0400 921 921or [email protected]
Applications close on Monday, 26 September 2022.
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. Visit us: unitingvictas.org.au
Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking. It is a condition of employment that all eligible workforce receive the COVID-19 vaccination and supporting evidence may be requested in order to perform duties at any of Uniting’s workplaces.
We work in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We celebrate diversity and value the lived experience of people of every ethnicity, faith, age, disability, culture, language, gender identity, sex and sexual orientation. We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people at our services. We pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services.