Principal Practitioner - Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD)
- Provide specialised practice advice to AOD and family violence workforces.
- Facilitate professional development opportunities and build capability within teams.
- Deliver evidence-based programs for sustainable recovery.
- Full time, ongoing.
- Attractive Salary Packaging
- Culture that supports work-life balance
About Sunraysia Community Health Services
Sunraysia Community Health Service (SCHS) is a dynamic organisation promoting health, wellbeing and independence in a social model of health. The organisation is a source of primary and preventive care for our community members who are at risk of poor health outcomes, and experience acute health disparities. SCHS understands the influence of the Social Determinants of Health upon health inequities experienced by community members and work with consumers and community members, to structure their care around the context in which they live and work.
Learn more about the benefits of working at SCHS
Why work with us
- We offer a place where you know you are contributing to an organisation committed to helping others
- We have some great talent who are happy to share their experience and skills to help you on your way
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 per year to increase your take home pay, plus additional meals and accommodation salary packaging available up to $2,650 per year.
- Professional development opportunities
- Modern facilities
- Free Flu vaccinations
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The Role
Our range of Drug Treatment Services consists of Intake and Assessment, Care Recovery Coordination, Non-Residential Withdrawal, Therapeutic Day Program, Drug and Alcohol Counselling and Opioid Replacement Therapy (ORT) for adults.
The Therapeutic Day Program provides intensive, structured intervention. This involves the use of motivational enhancement, cognitive behavioural therapies and individual and group counselling, self-help and peer support.
Therapeutic day rehabilitation aims to promote sustainable recovery through innovative, evidence-based programs that maintain a person’s connections with family, friends and community
The Principal Practitioner (AOD) role provides specialised practice advice to both the AOD and family violence (FV) workforces across the Mallee. This role will work within SCHS but will also provide consultation to other funded AOD and family violence services in the above catchment.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Psychology, Nursing, Community Services, Social Work or relevant discipline.
- Experience working in the AOD sector particularly working with clients with high risk and complex presentations.
- Demonstrated experience in facilitating professional development opportunities and building capability and capacity at a sector level and within teams
- Experience in the effective provision of AOD secondary consultation advice
- Ability to work both autonomously and within a team
For complete requirements, please refer to the position description.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Jennifer Hibell, Family Safety and Community Wellbeing Program Manager on 03 5022 5444 or jhibell@schs.com.au.
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