• AOD professional, qualified in Cert IV AOD or equiv. to join committed team!  
• Ringwood location, competitive remuneration & NFP Salary Packaging!

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 in Cert IV AOD or equivalent, 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 Ringwood, EACH is looking for a Counsellor to provide accessible, high quality, therapeutic AOD counselling and associated health services to our clients. You will provide counselling to clients from a range of ages from 16-80 and will involve some outreach work to youth clients aged 16-25 years.

What you'll be doing

Working closely with a diverse and dynamic AOD team, you 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
• Provide integrated and collaborative counselling and support solutions
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the program and team development

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, whist you engage in sharing information and assisting the team with shared information.

Who you'll be working with

Working with other professionals at Ringwood 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 is committed to developing our people. At EACH you'll be supported to be your best. We offer;

• Work arrangements that flex to you to allow for a positive work-life balance
• Engaging, inclusive supportive team that meet regularly and provide daily support to each other
• Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
• Generous Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 tax-free income per year
• Up to $2,650 additional tax-free money to spend towards meals entertainment
• Opportunities for internal career progression across QLD, NSW, ACT, and VIC
• Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program for you, and your immediate family members
• Opportunities to continuously grow and develop.

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 Sharon Hill, AOD Team Leader, 0418 433 469 or sharon.hill @ each.com.au
using the subject line: Counsellor - AOD enquiry via EthicalJobs.