Address Join us as a Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services Counsellor, delivering specialised substance use disorder counselling, conducting assessments, and providing outreach to smaller communities, supported by a dynamic multidisciplinary team and ongoing education opportunities!
Hours Per Week: 38
Applications Close: Sunday, 24th March 2024
Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services (DACS)
Moree Community Health Service - Kamilaroi/ Gamilaroi Country
About the role:
As the DACS Level 3 Counsellor for this service, you will provide specialised counselling services to clients with a substance use disorder. This may include conducting assessments, developing case formulations, and assessing factors such as mental health and psychosocial history. Throughout your commitment to this role, there will be times in which you will travel to provide this service to some of the smaller surrounding communities as outreach. There will be support provided by members of our large multidisciplinary team, as well as being linked in with a clinical supervisor. Education is provided monthly by the DACS team and further ongoing education is encouraged.
Where you'll be working:
This position is based in Moree and you will be part of the multidisciplinary DACS Team, working alongside other clinicians. In this position, you will be required to provide counselling services to clients in the Mehi Sector.
DACS aims to improve health and reduce harm for individuals, their families and carers, and the wider community.
DACS is a specialist treatment service for people with substance use problems. Harm Minimisation is a key tenet of the model of care. It is a multidisciplinary service that includes nursing, medical, and allied health clinicians alongside peer support and Aboriginal health workers. DACS operates in a range of community, outpatient and inpatient settings, providing prevention, early intervention drug, and Alcohol assessment and treatment counselling, and case management throughout Hunter New England Health.
About the location:
Moree, in north-western NSW, is located 627km North West of Sydney and 481km south west from Brisbane. The combination of the rich black soil and the Mediterranean style climate make it an ideal place to base yourself with both relaxation and adventure being catered for. The famous artesian spas are naturally heated to 41 degrees Celsius acting as a huge drawcard for locals and tourists alike. The town features all modern conveniences in this inland city, with education, transport and services are available with this inland lifestyle including daily flights to Sydney. Two preschool, four primary schools and three high school options, alongside affordable housing options make moving to Moree an easy choice. Moree also has a great range of available cultural activities, places of worship and dining options that ensure residents don't miss out on culture rich experiences and simple, convenient, rural living.
Benefits:
Impactful work by contributing to improving health outcomes and reducing harm to individuals, families, carers, and the wider community.
Receive monthly education sessions from the DACS team and encouragement for ongoing learning.
Receive support from a large multidisciplinary team.
Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero.
ADO's each month (for full time employees).
4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees).
6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full time nurses).
Salary packaging options.
Fitness Passport.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
Requirements:
Must hold a degree in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Counselling or Nursing or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer, which provides eligibility or membership of the relevant professional association and full registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), where applicable.
Eligible to drive in NSW and the ability and willingness to travel for work purposes which may involve driving long distances.
This position is for you if:
You can work independently and have excellent time management skills.
You are capable of prioritising competing demands.
You can adapt to a variety of clinical settings.
You are happy to travel 1-2 days weekly to outlying areas to complete this role.
Additional Information:
Level 2 applicants are highly encouraged to apply.
Job share arrangements will be considered.
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Need more information?
For role-related queries or questions contact Patricia Skelton on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via *********@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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