We deliver innovative and successful high-level rehabilitation services and are seeking an experienced Team Leader to oversee both the staff and activities related to our substance abuse programs, from awareness through to counselling and relapse prevention. Service delivery includes within the community, at our Franklin Street facilities, but also to clients who are currently incarcerated.

While this is a management role previous counselling experience is required as a “hands-on” approach is expected, including assisting delivery of services to cover ad-hoc staff absences.

This is a newly created role, dedicated to overseeing our substance abuse counselling team and supporting services. Full training and support is available from the existing Team Manager, who will supervise this role. Please note, initially this role is funded for six months, but it is anticipated that ongoing funding will be available subject to evidencing client outcomes, service improvements and efficiencies.

The KWY Kinship Care program assesses, trains, advocates for and supports Kinship Carers who care for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children and young people, who have been placed with Kinship Care Placements.  This program aims for children and young people to feel safe and supported. KWY do this by supporting carers to connect children to their culture, kin, and identity. KWY works with service providers to support Kinship carers to meet children’s developmental needs, so they reach their full potential.

KWY are seeking a Kinship Carer Support Worker to provide high quality support to Kinship Carers. Support includes the provision of case management and advocacy for Kinship Carers to engage with services including the Department for Child Protection, to ensure children’s care and support needs are met. The support worker will work within a multi-disciplinary team to identify the needs of Kinship Carers and support them in their caring role.

Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

We deliver innovative and successful NDIS services and support to clients who, in addition to their disability, may also be experiencing significant disadvantage, a history of drug and/or alcohol use, mental health issues, homelessness, and/or have an offending background. As this is a referral based role the workload can vary significantly, but 75% billable hours are achieved most days. The ability to self-manage to ensure tasks are completed efficiently, and yet be able to drop everything and respond to a client in crisis, is essential.

Degree qualified in a relevant Allied Health (e.g., Social Work, Psychology, Developmental Education), you will ideally already be registered and have experience as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner, but as a minimum you will have experience providing NDIS services and associated administration, liaison with partner agencies and providers, undertaking reviews and reporting.

Family Practitioners

Family practitioners engage family members who may be experiencing domestic violence and/or child protection concerns. Practitioners focuses on improving the safety and wellbeing of the family members.

Practitioners work closely within multi-agency teams to collaboratively assess risk and put safety measures in place. Practitioners provide intensive and therapeutic support, advocacy, and information. Engagement takes place in a variety of settings including phone calls, face to face meetings in an outreach setting, this may include home visits.

Case Manager – Youth and Family Drug and Alcohol Worker

Policy and Project Coordinator

AADC’s work is embedded in the experiences and knowledge of the alcohol and other drugs sector, as represented through its member base.  Our positions are directly informed by the practice experience of our members, the lived experience of the communities they support, and quality research undertaken within Australia and internationally.  Working with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Policy and Projects Coordinator is responsible for the development of evidence-based submissions, issues papers, briefings and other policy and project work that reflects the perspectives, experience and priorities of AADC’s members.

The Policy and Projects Coordinator will design and deliver processes that facilitate member engagement and feedback, to ensure the consensus views of our members inform the design and implementation of the alcohol and other drugs health services system at the federal level.  These processes will ensure policy depth, whilst being balanced with a need for effective and efficient processes of consultation that are commensurate with our members’ resources and capacity.

The Policy and Projects Coordinator will develop close and collaborative relationships with key representatives from within AADC’s membership.  They will proactively liaise with members to ensure AADC is informed of all emerging issues, trends and priorities that are of interest to our members.  They will deliver resources and communications that help AADC to promote the interests of our members to external stakeholders.