• Full time, Fixed term role
• Access to 14 weeks paid parental leave benefits above standard industry agreements
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role.

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About the role

This position sits within the AOD Cluster. This position will predominately perform intake responsibilities with the AOD Treatment Services Team. The role will also undertake Comprehensive AOD Assessments and provide interventions for individuals experiencing issues relating to alcohol and other drugs, and mental health within the Care and Recovery Coordination Guidelines.

Please refer to the Position Description attached below for more information.

Your duties 

• Completing Comprehensive AOD Assessments with clients using the Victorian AOD Comprehensive Assessment Tool in appropriate timeframes
• Providing recovery-oriented, evidence-based, and therapeutic brief intervention support to individuals
• Providing priority access for ‘complex' clients and those transitioning to and from bed-based services
• Providing information to clients and cohealth staff about appropriate referral and treatment option
• Liaising with the team regarding care planning, referrals, and approaches for crisis intervention management for complex and challenging clients
• Utilising the Penelope Portal - to receive and provide information regarding client referrals

What cohealth offers

• Exciting Parental leave benefits

• Cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service

• Eligible coworkers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well

• We offer paid parental leave Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate

• Tertiary qualifications in Counselling, Social Work or Nursing with a minimum two years' experience working in the AOD sector
• Proof of qualification to be sighted
• Proven skills in the application of intake, assessment, case coordination, and the development of individual treatment plans
• Ability to prioritise workloads and complete Comprehensive AOD Assessments with clients and undertake care and recovery coordination

All Healthcare workers in Victoria are required to have received three doses of COVID-19 vaccination. Proof will need to be sighted during the recruitment process.

Application Process

Click on apply now to be directed to our careers page. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria.

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Andrea Calleja via [email protected] using the subject line: AOD Intake, Assessment and Recovery Clinician enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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