AOD / Drug & Alcohol Counsellor (Part Time)
Aspire Lifestyles
- Broadmeadows, VIC
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Part Time Contract, immediate start
- Work 3 days between Monday to Friday, business hours
- Competitive pay rate, free onsite parking
- Exceptional opportunity to be part of a well-established organisation
- Provide individual drug and alcohol counselling
- Facilitate SMART recovery groups and sessions
- Facilitate group sessions on a diverse range of drug and alcohol topics
- Provide assessment, counselling and case management services including support and referral services
- Ensure that documentation is accurate, precise and concise
- Provide health promotion education and activities
- Working with people from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds
- Be recognised, well-acknowledge and rewarded
- Multidisciplinary, dynamic and collaborative team
- Opportunities to expand your career and support an Australian and international network
- Be part of a large, well respected medical organisation
- Great opportunity to enhance your skills
- Full working rights in Australia
- Relevant qualifications and experience in counselling, social welfare, education or social sciences
- Proven experience in providing assessment and treatment services to people with drug and alcohol problems. clinical coordination and management of people with co-morbid substance use disorders and mental health problems.
- Experience in risk assessment within the counselling environment (mental health, drug and alcohol)
- Demonstrated current clinical knowledge and experience to effectively manage clinical issues in the assessment and treatment of people with drug and alcohol problems
- Desirable accreditation as a SMART Recovery facilitator or willing to obtainCurrent Basic Life Support (BLS) or First Aid Certificate
- Ability to use Electronic Medical Records systems, e-mail, excel and MS word