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Karralika Programs Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation providing an extensive range of specialist alcohol and other drug services to the Australian Capital Territory community and surrounding New South Wales for more than 40 years.

We support adults, young people and families to address and recover from alcohol and other drug problems through a range of residential and community programs.

Our approach to recovery is multidimensional, supporting our clients to learn about themselves behaviourally, cognitively and emotionally to achieve and sustain positive living. Recovery is an active process of discovery where clients develop a sense of hope, meaning and purpose for life, community and belonging; and positive identity and pride.

We see the potential in every individual – employees, clients and stakeholders and seek to consult and engage individuals in all aspects of our operations. We actively empower and enable individuals to advise, co-design and refine services, programs and operations so their fullest potential might be realised.

We value trust and integrity, respect and dignity, quality and accountability, agility and responsiveness, leadership and courage, collaboration and support.

The role

This full-time position works within existing multidisciplinary teams and involves direct contact with persons, and their loved ones, experiencing or recovering from problematic alcohol and other drug use and involvement with the criminal justice system. The position will provide individual, group and/or family brief interventions, counselling and educational interventions, resulting in high quality and clinically effective treatments.

This position will provide alcohol and other drug (AOD) focused counselling to clients at risk of entering or recently released from prison and living in the community and may also include providing counselling support to the participants in the Solaris Program (residential rehabilitation in the Alexander Maconochie Centre, the ACT prison).

Qualifications

Essential

• Full and unconditional professional registration with AHPRA, Australian Association of Social Workers, Australian Counselling Association or the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
• AOD specific training with experience in the AOD sector
• Forensic/criminogenic specific training and experience
• Working with Vulnerable People Clearance
• Driver’s License
• Police Check

Desirable

• Experience in working with families in an AOD and/or Forensic context

Benefits

• Full time across two sites (located in Canberra)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Work-life balance
• $81,088 to $91,124 pa (plus 9.5% super with the ability to salary package up to $15,899)

For further information, please contact Tristan Henderson-O’Connor at [email protected], using the subject line: Forensic Counsellor - Justice Services Program enquiry via EthicalJobs or phone Tristan on (02) 6207 4624.

A position description is attached.