AOD Counsellor & Group Facilitator

at  Windana

INTRODUCTION:

Exciting permanent full-time opportunity for an experienced AOD professional to deliver individual counselling, case management and group facilitation at 24/7 AOD Rehabilitation Facility.
Learn from an inspiring People leader who provides valuable guidance and opportunities for growth.
10 minutes from Pakenham on a 40-acre property with beautiful, serene landscapes.
Full-time position working Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Immediate start available.
Windana provides connected services for more people in need.
We provide services across Victoria for adults and young people experiencing alcohol and other drug harms, family violence, mental health challenges and social disadvantage.
Our Model of Care puts clients at the centre of what we do to create positive change in people’s lives. We work with families, communities and other organisations to deliver trauma informed, equitable, culturally safe and integrated services based on evidence and practice wisdom.
By intervening early and creating purposeful partnerships, we help clients achieve improved outcomes while reducing demand on acute services. And we are influencing policy, practice and research to help shape better systems for clients. Together, we influence the broader system for a more positive and connected future.
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The AOD Clinician is responsible for providing opportunities for residents to identify and address risk taking behavioural patterns and develop lifestyles of self-determined purpose.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the AOD Clinician provides case management to a caseload of up to 15 residents. This includes individual and group interventions and supporting the resident to meet the goals of their individual treatment plans through appropriate referrals to other agencies.
The AOD Clinician works within a multidisciplinary team to ensure that residents receive the full benefits of the program and that most residents can complete the full program and graduate.
Develop treatment and intervention plans, aligning them with individual client goals.
Provide case management, advocacy, referrals support and therapeutic interventions to residents accessing residential rehabilitation services including assessment and interventions to ensure timely and appropriate referrals.
Provide evidence base therapeutic interventions and programs inclusive of various modalities of individual and group supervision.
Utilizes brief interventions, de-escalation strategies and motivational interviewing and other strategies to motivate residents in treatment.
Facilitate group interventions focused on a range of treatment modalities including psychoeducation, trauma-informed care, relapse prevention, and other therapeutic interventions when required.
Actively participate and contribute professionally in clinical review meetings.
Maintains comprehensive client documentation and case notes, ensuring accuracy and compliance and capturing relevant details for analysis.

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