AOD Support Worker - Casual

at  Windana Drug Alcohol Recovery

Windana invites you to be part of our Life-Changing mission, where your expertise will be the driving force behind transforming lives affected by drug and alcohol dependence.

• Attractive hourly rate with salary packaging options to enhance your take-home income.
• State-of-the-art alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation facility located in Corio.
• Meaningful work - every day you know you are making a real difference within the community.

AND THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN!

We are looking for a Casual AOD Support Worker to join our team at our Barwon Therapeutic Community located in Corio.
The AOD Support Worker works collaboratively to ensure the Therapeutic Community is a safe and supportive environment for residents to participate and recover.

The AOD Support Worker provides support and care, performs administration duties, medication administration and ensures ‘community as method’ and model of care is evident through role modelling and enacting rational authority.

• Utilise brief intervention, de-escalation strategies and motivational interviewing to assist residents in treatment.
• Produce professional and comprehensive documentation including but not limited to handover notes, communication book entries, case notes and incident reporting.
• Facilitate client self-medication access.
• Provide support including escorting residents to off-site appointments.
• Participate in community activities.

• Utilise brief intervention, de-escalation strategies and motivational interviewing to assist residents in treatment.
• Produce professional and comprehensive documentation including but not limited to handover notes, communication book entries, case notes and incident reporting.
• Facilitate client self-medication access.
• Provide support including escorting residents to off-site appointments.
• Participate in community activities