Specialist Alcohol and other Drugs Clinician

Your new role

Are you passionate about helping people navigate complex challenges and achieve meaningful change in their lives? Do you thrive on building strong connections, working collaboratively, and being part of someone’s recovery journey? If so, this role is calling your name!

We’re looking for a dynamic, compassionate, and skilled practitioner to join our team and deliver high-quality, person-centred support to clients with complex needs. This is your chance to be part of something truly meaningful.

In this exciting role, you’ll:

• Provide tailored treatment and support to clients with complex needs, empowering them to take the next steps in their recovery.
• Build strong, effective community partnerships, from GPs and mental health services to hospitals, family services, housing, homelessness support, child protection, financial counselling, employment agencies, and more.
• Strengthen interagency collaboration to create smoother, more accessible recovery pathways.
• Engage clients with empathy, skill, and respect, ensuring a safe, inclusive, non-dis-criminatory service experience.
• Deliver coordinated case management that supports the whole person, including families and carers.
• Offer brief interventions and education to community providers, helping build capability across the sector.

You’ll join a purpose-driven team where your work has real impact, every single day. You’ll be part of a supportive, connected environment that values innovation, partnership, and client-centred practice.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of (SCHADS Level 4.1) + super, Maximum Term till 30 June 2027, FTE .08, you’ll increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits, which can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing, streaming services, and much more.

With our meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually, you can save on dining out and drinks, making the most of your pre-tax dollars. At Uniting, you can also access the following:

• Need extra time off? Buy additional leave to increase annual leave!
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning
• Work in a values-driven organisation deeply committed to social justice and inclusion
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Opt in or out of public holidays, be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

• Relevant Health and welfare Tertiary Qualification i.e./ Social work, welfare, social or behavioural science, Counselling, Nursing and have completed a qualification in Alcohol and other drugs, or are willing to undertake four core Induction competencies (within the first 12 months of employment) Or/
• Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs work (new workers entering the AOD Sector without qualification to have completed or have commenced undertaking)
• Experience delivering a range of counselling modalities and/or supports to this client group (preferred)
• Familiarity with the Alcohol and Other Drug Sector, knowledge of the relationship with the Forensic AOD System and Central Intake Services.

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How to apply

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If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Tanya Aschenbrenner, Team Leader- Mental health & AOD on T[email protected] or 0418 726 840 for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national

(and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.