About Monash Health

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers.

About The Role

We are excited to announce an opportunity for a Drug and Alcohol counsellor role within our Drug and Alcohol Services at our consortium site within SECADA Dandenong. There is an opportunity to work either full time or part time, working across weekdays 830am – 5pm and Wednesday 10:36am - 7:00pm as negotiated. This exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated Nurse (RN Grade 3 / RPN Grade 3), Social Worker (Grade 2), Psychologist (Grade 2) or Occupational Therapist (Grade 2) to work with Monash Health Drug & Alcohol Service and Secada in the provision of counselling services for people presenting with drug and alcohol issues. This position will work closely with Intake and Assessment workers within Secada, Non-residential withdrawal services, the Community Residential Withdrawal Unit and other treatment components of Secada along with external resources and service providers.

In 2014, The South Eastern Consortium Alcohol and Drug Agencies (Secada) formed to provide alcohol and other drug (AOD) services in the South Eastern Catchment. The consortium comprises South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network as the lead agency in collaboration with Odyssey House Victoria, Taskforce Community Agency, YSAS Pty Ltd, Windana Drug & Alcohol Recovery and Monash Health Drug & Alcohol Service (formerly known as SEADS), connected through an MOU and a united commitment to providing opportunities for change and growth in the catchment.

About You

You have been developing your counselling skills or you are an accomplished drug and alcohol/mental health counsellor in an Allied health professional’s field such as Social work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Speech Pathology and Nursing. You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic, fast paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence based care to all clients.

You Are Also:

• Committed to a working with complex and vulnerable clients
• Dedicated to safe best practice & quality care
• Committed to delivering client centred care & a client advocacy
• Enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively
• Excited to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

What You Need:

• Relevant Qualification in Allied Health (See position description)
• Demonstrated experience
• Current AHPRA registration or relevant board
• Current Australian Driver’s license
• Australian working rights

What We Offer:

• Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
• Avenues to further develop clinical counselling skills
• Mentorship & career guidance
• Support to attend relevant forums & conferences
• A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies
• In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite subsidised staff car parking and gym, uniform and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

How to Apply

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.

Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email – [email protected] using the subject line: Drug & Alcohol Counsellor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

• Reference checks;
• A clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
• A current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
• Proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses.
All applicants to positions with Monash Health will need to upload acceptable evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19 as part of their application. Acceptable evidence is a copy of your Immunisation History Statement or your COVID-19 Digital Certificate, which can be accessed via MyGov.

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