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The opportunity
The Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Clinician will work with adults (aged 16 years and over) to provide assessment therapeutic counselling case management and care co-ordination. This role includes work with voluntary and mandated (forensic) clients. Some clients may engage in individual therapeutic counselling whilst others may require a combination of counselling and case management/care co-ordination. This position also offers general Family Violence Counselling.
The AOD Clinician will work within a recovery-orientated and harm minimisation model which uses a trauma-informed strengths-based and family inclusive approach to substance misuse. The clinician will use a dual diagnosis framework and no wrong door approach in their assessment and treatment of people presenting to our service. Therapeutic interventions may include motivational interviewing mindfulness acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and relapse prevention. There may also be opportunities to co-facilitate therapeutic AOD and dual diagnosis groups within our service. Although the role will be primarily clinic-based the small case management/care co-ordination component in this position may include assisting clients to engage with other services (e.g. mental health services) and attending care teams with other professionals.
The AOD Clinician may also be required to attend relevant consortium partnership meetings professional discipline meetings in relation to the AOD sector and client service provision.
Clients of the AOD service can also access a peer support group run by peer facilitators brief interventions and therapeutic groups as appropriate. All clients who present to the AOD service at Access HC are able to access a range of community-based health services at our organisation.
What you will be doing Key Responsibilities
The primary components of the role include:
What you will bring Key Selection Criteria
Please click the web link to view our culture and benefits: your application including your resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria.
Please refer to the position description on our website for the key selection criteria information: email if you would like further information about the role.
Applications close DATE:8th August 2025
Access Health and Community is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive working environment that embraces and values all people regardless of cultural background age gender identity sexuality or lived and living experience. We value the diversity and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and are committed to delivering on our vision for reconciliation through our recruitment and employment practices. Access is required to undertake compliance checks; however a record of criminal history does not preclude applicants from applying for suitable positions. All applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and managed in a confidential and practical manner.
Part-Time