Join Windana: Where our mission is to help people rebuild their lives.

Are you currently a Mental Health/AOD Support Worker looking for a rewarding career where you can make a significant impact? Windana invites you to be part of our Life-Changing mission, where your experience will be the driving force behind transforming lives affected by alcohol and other drug dependence, mental health challenges, family violence or other social disadvantage.

The Perks?

• Competitive hourly rates and allowances.
• Meaningful work - every day you know you are making a real difference
• Salary packaging provisions to enhance your take-home income
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.

Why Windana?

We are a leading Victorian-based drug and alcohol treatment organisation. In November 2023, Windana & Taskforce merged into a single organisation - positioning us strongly for the future, extending our reach to more people with more services. With a combined history spanning almost 50 years, Windana is committed to making a positive impact.

And this is where you come in!

We are looking for a Casual AOD Support Worker to join our team at our Ballarat Therapeutic Community.

The AOD Support Worker ensures the Therapeutic Community (TC) is a safe and supportive environment for residents to participate in AOD rehabilitation treatment.

The role provides support and care for residents, performs administration duties, and ensures ‘community as method' is evident through role modelling and enacting a rational authority role.

• Support senior team members to initiate effective treatment and intervention planning, addressing identified client needs.
• ​Participate in the orientation and ongoing support of new residents.
• Provide practical and emotional support to residents during admissions and discharges, in conjunction with a Senior AOD Clinician or AOD Clinician.
• Facilitate group interventions focused on a range of treatment modalities and other therapeutic interventions when required.
• Supervise and participate in daily house and domestic activities when required.
• ​Provide support to residents attending off-site appointments and visits, including driving to and from appointments and communicating any concerns or recommendations raised by allied health professional to the nurses / handover.
• Maintain client documentation and case notes accurately and in a timely manner.

​The position works across a 24-hour roster and can involve day, evening, weekend, sleepover and overnight stand-up work.

What we're looking for:

• Ideally experience working within the AOD or mental health sector and ability to navigate and understand AOD services.
• Case management skills and ability to write clear and professional case notes/handover notes and other essential documentation.
• Ability to work, participate and contribute within a multidisciplinary team.
• High level interpersonal and communication skills, including active listening skills and clear speaking skills, with an ability to tailor communicate style to suit the diversity of residents
• Ideally you will have qualifications in a health-related discipline (e.g., social work, youth work, mental health, psychology or similar).
• You must be willing to undertake a Certificate IV in AOD or AOD Skill Set with us in the first year of employment.

If this sounds like you, click on the link below and apply now as we will commence shortlisting ASAP.

The team

We're a friendly, passionate, dynamic bunch of individuals that value continuous improvement and collaboration. We support your growth, both professionally and personally, and foster an inclusive and diverse workplace committed to equality and embracing differences. Our commitment to gender equality, mental health & wellbeing, and LGBTQIA+ inclusion fosters an innovative organisational spirit.

Please click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

Ref code: 6644093.
Applications close 03 September 2024