• Join a friendly and supportive team working with clients and their families
• Bring your enthusiasm and creativity to an established multi-disciplinary team
• AOD Counselling|AOD Care & Recovery/Case Work|Full time role. Based at Box Hill

 Your Role:

The AOD Family Reunification Clinician works within a dynamic AOD & Youth Services team who are part of the Eastern Melbourne AOD catchment and work extensively with other specialist external stakeholders.

As a Family Reunification Order Practitioner, you will work with families referred by Child Protection services, focusing on parents affected by substance use who have children under family reunification or interim orders.

Your responsibilities include providing counselling and delivering Care and Recovery services, with the primary goal of addressing substance use issues to support successful family reunification.

The role is responsible for assessment and counselling, and care and recovery to parents who are required to comply with AOD treatment conditions as part of their child’s family reunification order.  

The key purpose of the program is counselling with a focus on practical and emotional goal-focused support (including home-based support) to a caseload of families including children, parents and other carers. We work to reduce AOD related harms to individuals and their families by conducting assessments and providing a range of counselling and care and recovery interventions. 

 About You:

• Demonstrated experience in AOD assessment, treatment planning, counselling and case management.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to develop client treatment plans (collaboratively with clients) and manage clients in accordance with those plans as well as undertake therapeutic, child and family interventions in groups, families and with individuals.
• An understanding of how to work with mandated clients and/or individuals that have experienced trauma or been involved in the Child Protection or justice system
• Experience in the provision of assessment and counselling services preferably with AOD or dual diagnosis client
• Experience in therapeutic approaches and proven ability to effectively work with people and families experiencing problematic alcohol and other drugs use in a respectful, compassionate and positive manner.

 Preferred qualifications: 

• Tertiary qualifications to Bachelor or Diploma level in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling or Behavioural Sciences or equivalent.

Required: 

• Certificate IV in AOD or have completed the required competencies (or able to complete within the first 12-24 months of employment - see position description for more details)

Remuneration and benefits:

• SCHADS level 6.
• Negotiable dependent upon experience in a similar role or current level.
• Full time hours, 5 days per week, 1.0, 38 hours.
• Office days at Box Hill close to public transport.
• Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card so you keep more of what you earn.
• We strive to make this a career organisation where you can grow personally and develop professionally.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say - “All of us have big hearts; we’re always vulnerable to getting a bit tired sometimes. I’ve found Anglicare approachable - it’s OK to say, ‘This isn’t working for me at the moment.’ There’s no judgement around that. You’re never treated like a fragile person for trying to juggle your personal life with your work life. Working for an agency that understands that and doesn’t judge you if you’re struggling means a lot.”

 Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Ready to take the next step:

Please apply for the role before the closing date listed.

To apply for this position, all you need to do is click "Apply now" wherever you are and attach a resume and a brief cover letter that describes your motivation to work as an AOD counsellor.

The advertisement is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a great opportunity, or to ask questions, contact Aaron Weston via email at [email protected] using the subject line: AOD Family Reunification Practitioner enquiry via EthicalJobs, or call Aaron on 03 9896 6370.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.

A position description is attached.