Job description
- Join a dynamic team with supportive leadership
- Part time 4 days per week
- Indirect parental leave replacement contract until January 2025
- Based at Preston
About the opportunity
As an AOD Counsellor you will provide trauma informed support to reduce AOD related harms to individuals and their families. You will conduct assessments and provide a range of counselling interventions to assist clients and their family members to change harmful behaviours, increase their capacity to effectively manage the problems they are experiencing associated with AOD use, and promote recovery.
What’s on offer
Join an organisation where we don’t just provide a service. We use our connections, our size, our scale, and our knowledge to push into places where we feel like we should be doing more.
In addition to a base salary and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and have the ability to increase your take home pay with access to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
About you
We are looking for a skilled Counsellor who is enthusiastic, energetic and confident and works well in a team environment. You will hold a qualification in social work, psychology, nursing or other relevant allied health discipline. You will also hold a Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs Work or required competencies in AOD, qualifications in dual diagnosis OR willingness to undertake, as well as demonstrated experience working with AOD or dual diagnosis clients.
How to Apply
Click APPLY NOW to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.
If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Keryn Ralph – Manager Catchment Clinical Services on 0447 200 374 or via email on [email protected] using the subject line: AOD Counsellor enquiry via EthicalJobs.
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org
Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.
Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.
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