Case Worker – MERIT and AOD

• SCHCADS Award: hourly rates range from $41.52 – $44.68
• Not-for-profit salary packaging tax free benefits, increasing your take home pay!
• Full time role with clear career progression + ongoing learning and development opportunities

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values  it is to shape a more just and compassionate society.

The Society recognises the value of an inclusive work environment and believes that our diversity is a strength in the work we do with our local communities.

Your role

 As a Case Worker – MERIT and AOD you will provide high quality case management, group work and general drug and alcohol treatment and other support to clients of the Freeman House programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide drug and alcohol case management and treatment support services to clients of Freeman House and associated programs in accordance with the Society and Freeman House policies and the Society’s AOD Model of Care.
• Assist and support clients transitioning from withdrawal to internal and external services and, transitioning from residential to non-residential services.
• Work with the Team Leader to provide case management support to clients of the program.
• Provide ad hoc support to clients of the Freeman House services including ad hoc psycho social support, conflict resolution or any other support required to assist the client or the therapeutic milieu of the treatment centre.
• Provide direct strengths-based recovery-oriented support, to persons seeking assistance.
• Participate in networking with relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct psychosocial progress assessments in line with participants’ treatment stages.
• Participate in on call roster as required.
• Conduct random drug and alcohol screens as required.
• Support clients with their self-administration of medication as required.

You will need:

• Relevant qualification, e.g. Certificate IV or Diploma in Alcohol and Other Drugs or other Community Services field, or approved counselling / welfare / psychology equivalent or working towards same.
• Demonstrated experience in managing a case load and case planning, including with persons with complex needs (e.g. co-occurring drug and alcohol issues along with homelessness, mental health, contact with criminal justice system).
• Demonstrated experience in providing treatment approaches designed to support clients in their treatment journey.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct self in a professional, ethical and non-judgmental manner.
• Knowledge of, and an ability to access, a range of relevant community resources.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and to work independently and unsupervised.
• Basic computer literacy skills including experience in computerised data collection.
• NSW driver licence.
• Extensive experience in drug and alcohol service provision including in community and residential settings is desirable.
• High level group work skills is desirable.

Apply Now

If this sounds like you, don’t wait – apply now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them.

If you have questions about this role, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Case Worker – MERIT and AOD enquiry via EthicalJobs.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages.If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.