Senior AOD Clinician – Admissions

• Full-time, Ongoing.
• Based at Richmond
• $96,031.78 per annum, plus super
• 17.5% annual leave loading and generous salary packaging options
• Progressive Workplace Flexibility options that enables genuine work life balance

Our values are: Honesty Trust Respect Concern Love

About Odyssey House Victoria:

Odyssey House Victoria (OHV) is a place of hope and positive change for individuals working towards breaking their pattern of addiction. At Odyssey House we believe that every person should have the opportunity to change and grow.

Our diverse teams work with individuals, families, and communities to reduce alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, improve mental health, and reconnect people to their family and the community. OHV is a dynamic and fast-growing organisation committed to excellence in service provision and innovation in responding to alcohol and other drugs use problems.

About our Therapeutic Community:

The Therapeutic Community program offers a holistic treatment experience for those seeking help for problematic drug or alcohol use. To enhance individual motivation for change, the Therapeutic Community combines meaningful work and recreational activities, with therapeutic group work and skills development, in a physically and psychologically safe environment.

About this opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced Clinician to join our team and support the admissions process for our 3 therapeutic communities (Lower Plenty, Hope Centre & Circuit Breaker), located across Victoria!

You will work under direction of the Team Leader – Admissions and your expertise will be sought to provide leadership and support to other clinicians within the team.

You will directly engage with clients whilst they await services, supporting them to understand the program, undertake medical withdrawal as indicated and become ready and motivated for change.

Key areas of focus:

• Teamwork
• Team Supervision
• Clinical Leadership
• Client Engagement
• Program Development and Treatment Activities
• Networking
• Quality

Duties include but are not limited to

• Supporting the Team Leader to implement change, clinical initiatives and review client focused clinical practice.
• Ensure that all AOD Clinicians are appropriately supported, professionally supervised, and provided with regular feedback regarding their performance.
• Develop AOD Clinicians and other Clinical Team members in their client understanding and decision making.
• Provide clinical support the Admissions team AOD Clinicians to better meet the needs of their clients.
• Participate in clinical team meetings and communicate/liaise between clinical and medical staff regarding pre-admission clients on key medications, e.g., anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, strong pain management, to ensure informed and coordinated care.
• Assess suitability of clients and gather information to identify risk and ensure success in the therapeutic community program.
• Actively engage with and hold clients creating readiness for change.
• Participate in information sessions (providing specific information about the residential facility including processes and expectations of living in the facility).
• Provide clients with psychoeducation regarding safety/harm reduction whilst living in the wider community.
• Discuss and assess psycho-social factors noting any risk factors and liaising with admission team regarding an immediate concern.
• Maintain best practice knowledge in addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions.

For a copy of the position description which outlines the full list of responsibilities, please click HERE.

A week in the role:

If you were here last week, you would have:

• Attended a weekly team clinical review.
• Supported Information sessions and prep-groups for clients.
• Took part in fortnightly team self-care activities such as meditation, team lunch, walks or games.

Key Selection Criteria:

We are looking for an experienced and passionate individual to provide clinical leadership to our admissions team while also holding a caseload of clients, awaiting admissions to one of our therapeutic communities.

To be successful in this role, you must have…

• A Degree/Tertiary qualification, or an Associate Diploma with substantial experience in Alcohol & Other Drugs, Mental Health or Allied Health.
• AOD competencies for Health Professionals or a commitment to obtain the competencies within 12 months of employment* (Refer Appendix A)
• Excellent case management skills and the ability to work with difficult and demanding clients.
• Demonstrated ability to engage clients in dialogue and develop a therapeutic relationship.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of high-quality therapeutic service delivery, coupled with a strong theoretical and practice base in the principles of recovery, and a commitment to community education and health promotion.
• High-level stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships and communicate with a wide variety of audiences.
• Well-developed capacity to continuously review and make responsive changes where needed to ensure a high standard of service delivery.

For a copy of the position description which outlines the full key selection criteria, please click HERE.

*Appendix A (AOD Competencies)

OHV requires staff in clinical positions to have the following competencies (or their equivalent). Where people do not already have these competencies, OHV will invest in the staff’s professional development by providing them through our registered training organisation (RTO).
The competencies required in the first 12 months of employment are:

• CHCAOD001 – Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
• CHCAOD004 – Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues
• CHCAOD006 – Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues
• CHCAOD009 – Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans

What we can give YOU!

In return we are committed to offering you an inclusive and transparent workplace culture where our people can develop to be their very best by:

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Providing work that is meaningful and challenging, with career development opportunities through project and secondment opportunities and succession planning
• Providing career pathways across diverse OHV programs.
• Access to 24/7 counselling through our Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)
• Generous leave options such as 48/52 Purchase Leave, Study Leave and Sabbaticals.
• Flexible working arrangements such as, school-orientated part-year hours and monthly RDO’s for full-timers (arrangements will vary based on role requirements).

In addition to the above, staff will also be provided monthly Clinical Supervision sessions for professional development and personal wellbeing.

Application information

Please apply directly via our career’s website (applications via external recruitment websites or via email will not be considered).

Applications should be addressed to Rosario Campione and include your CV and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria.

If you have any questions relating to the position, please contact Rosario Campione Team Leader – Admissions on, 0481478499 or (03) 9420 7647 or at [email protected], using the subject line: Senior AOD Clinician – Admissions enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and suitable candidates will be shortlisted immediately. This role will close once a suitable candidate has been selected which may be prior to the application deadline, so please don’t wait to apply.

Our commitment to diversity

At OHV we value diversity and believe that a range of backgrounds brings a variety of ideas, perspectives and experiences that will enhance our effectiveness. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions by encouraging people with disability, Aboriginal Australians, LGBTQIA, young people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.

Safety screening

OHV is committed to child safety and is a child safe organisation. All OHV employees must undergo Police Records and Working with Children Checks. Any person issued with a negative notice on their Working with Children Check will not be eligible for employment with us.

Mandatory COVID vaccinations

In line with OHV’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy, all Odyssey House Victoria staff are required to hold Fully Vaccinated (Boosted) status, having also received the Booster Vaccination. Evidence of this minimum of three (3) COVID-19 vaccinations will be requested during the onboarding process and offers will be rescinded where such evidence cannot be provided.

All Odyssey House Victoria sites are smoke free for all employees.