Caraniche

has been delivering innovative psychological and behavioural health services for 30 years, partnering with government, community, and private organisations across Australia to deliver positive client outcomes.

Through our recent partnership with the WISE Employment Group, Caraniche is a not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting people with AOD and mental health issues through collaborative and supportive service delivery.

We are a diverse and inclusive culture which transcends to our clients, community and staff by honouring our commitment and values.

Your new Role:

The Social Justice Services HiROADS team, based in Abbotsford, is recruiting a part time Care and Recovery Coordinator to a support a diverse & high risk forensic client population with complex dual diagnosis treatment needs (incl. mental health and alcohol and other drugs) with substance issues and mental illness in their recovery journey.

This position will compliment the therapeutic services provided by SJS clinical staff by providing practical case management and care coordination to clients. Responsibilities will include assessment of needs, assertive referral, individual support (incl. provision of psycho-education), liaising with care teams, waitlist management and building relationships with stakeholders. The role will be based predominantly onsite at Caraniche’s Abbotsford office with occasional travel to other satellite sites as required.

The ideal candidate:

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of working with clients with drug and alcohol issues and/or clients with offending histories
• Previous experience working in a care coordination or case management
• Ability to develop relationships with other service providers
• Highly developed administrative skills including strong computer skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Sound knowledge of the of the AOD sector within Victoria
• Previous intake or triage experience
• High level of interpersonal skills

Our promise to you:

Caraniche values our employees and is committed to their professional development and career progression through regular individual and peer supervision and ongoing training on topics relevant to their area of work. We are committed to supporting you to provide the highest quality services to our clients whilst ensuring you are supported to reflect, develop and progress your career objectives.

Caraniche Employee Benefits:

• Salary Packaging options to increase your take home pay
• Work equipment provided – laptop, and phone if required
• Flexible work arrangements by negotiation to suit your work/life balance
• Regular Professional Practice Clinical supervision
• Internal training, Professional development days
• 4 x Wellbeing days per year (additional to other leave entitlements)
• Purchase additional leave
• Supportive leave entitlements including; Paid Parental leave, Family & domestic violence leave, conference/study leave, compassionate leave and long service leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees

We are ready to hear from you:

Caraniche has a culture of belonging and we value differences. We are an organisation that welcomes and appreciates everyone for who they are including people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTI+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Caraniche welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Let us know if we can provide any reasonable accommodations to enable you to participate in the job application and interview process because of your personal circumstances. Please reach out to the Careers team at [email protected] or otherwise we would love to see your application asap!

Please note:

• All successful offers will be subject to a satisfactory Fit2Work Check including a national criminal history check and work entitlement check.
• To be eligible you must have full Australian work rights.
• Applications will be screened upon receipt.