Who we are

At EACH, our vision is for a healthy and inclusive community.

Founded on the vision that everyone is entitled to good health, we're one of the nation's leading health and community service providers, offering a broad range of services for over 40 years. Our services include Community Health, Mental Health, NDIS, Counselling, Support for Older Australians and Family Services.

Who we're looking for

If you're an Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD) professional, qualified with Diploma in AOD or equivalent and competencies in dual diagnosis, enjoy variety in your day, and working closely with other service delivery professionals, you might be exactly the person we're looking for!

As part of our AOD team at Yarra Ranges, EACH is looking for a part-time (0.6EFT) Counsellor to provide accessible, high quality, therapeutic AOD counselling and associated health services to our clients.

What you'll be doing

Working closely with a diverse and dynamic AOD team, the AOD Counsellor will provide counselling to reduce AOD related harm to individuals and their families, promote recovery and identify a range of co-occurring mental health, social and primary health issues associated with substance use, and provide integrated and collaborative counselling and support to address these.

We provide a welcoming, hopeful, empathic, strength-based, family-inclusive, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, culturally appropriate and co-occurring capable service. Negotiating the community health setting within a non-for-profit setting will come naturally to you as you draw on your previous work experience within the sector.

Your effective counselling skills will enable you to support and, encourage clients to develop their coping mechanisms, whilst you engage in sharing information and assisting the team with shared information.

Who you'll be working with

Working with other professionals at Yarra Ranges within a variety of disciplines, including AOD Counsellors specialising in Forensics, Youth Outreach, Intake, Safety and Prevention and Non-Residential Withdrawal Registered Nurses, our team is dedicated to giving clients the best possible support.

What we offer

EACH offers all staff benefits by offering Not for Profit Salary Packaging, a flexible workplace strategy and support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.

Next steps

We want to know why you would like to come work with EACH and what you can bring to this role. Please attach a cover letter with your resume.

If you'd like more information about the position, please contact Toni Williams at 0428 069 110 or [email protected], using the subject line: Counsellor - AOD enquiry via EthicalJobs.