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Community Support Worker, Alcohol and other Drugs - Port Augusta

Life Without Barriers (National)

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 communities across Australia. We partner with people (including those with a disability, in out of home care, experiencing homelessness, drug and alcohol misuse, who may suffer mental illness, are refugees and older persons) to change lives for the better.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

Life Without Barriers is seeking dedicated Community Support Workers to provide assertive and targeted outreach support to people referred to the innovative Assertive Outreach Drug and Alcohol Program, Next Steps.

This new service is rolled out in Port Augusta and in the southern suburbs of Adelaide. The contract on offer is full-time until 30 June 2021 with the role based in Port Augusta and Christies Beach.

As a Community Support Worker you will provide one to one psycho-social support services which focus on client - determination, empowerment, hope and belief that recovery from an addiction is possible.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support clients to develop their own support plans in partnership with Life Without Barriers, Community Mental Health services and carers.
  • Liaise and collaborate with clients, their community and community support agencies such as mental health, housing and other services to ensure an integrated and timely service.
  • Monitor and review clients’ progress through the service and against the case plan and provide up to date progress reports to the partner organisations.
  • Seek to understand consumer's expectations.
  • Sensitively ascertain information about the consumer's health, family and cultural background.
  • Coordinate the delivery of services to clients and work with the client to utilise other referral agencies and services.
  • Observe and accurately record the client's behaviour, needs and interactions with others and keep case plans and files up to date. 

Skills & Experience

  • Minimum Certificate IV in Mental Health or Alcohol and Other Drugs.
  • Current First Aid Certificate.
  • Current Driver Licence.
  • Previous experience in working with people who have a mental health issue and who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
  • Comprehensive understanding of the Recovery Framework and the underlying principles.
  • Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with people from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds with specific reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Demonstrated ability to positively engage, interact and work with people who have complex needs. 

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits 

  • Work within a team passionate about facilitating positive changes for people
  • Monthly RDO and great salary packaging benefits
  • Ongoing training, support and career opportunities 

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter, click 'Apply' and follow the prompts.

For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Manon Timmermans at [email protected].

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

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