- Permanent Part Time (53.2 hours per fortnight)
- Supportive team environment
- Classification range: Community Development Worker Class 2B Y1 to Class 2B Y7*
Who We Are and What We Stand For
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.
What You Will Be Doing
This position sits within Peninsula Health's Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Program and is based at the Tarnbuk Centre.
This role provides services across Peninsula Health's catchment of the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula. The position involves supporting clients accessing the Older Wiser Lifestyles (OWL) program. OWL is a multidiscilinary team that was establised in a response to an identified AOD service gap for older adults and is the first program of its type in Australian to provide older adult-specific AOD treatment for 65+.
Working within their scope of practice, this position is responsible for couselling and outreach supporting people, holistically witin a harm reduction framework, to achieve identififed goals and improve quality of life.
What You Need
We anticipate you will have:
- Tertiary qualifications (or working toward) appropriate to the position such as social work or counselling.
- Certificate IV, or Diploma in Alcohol and Other Drugs or Postgraduate course in Addiction with minimum qualification of the Alcohol and Other Drug Skill set core competencies:
- CHCAOD001 Work in an alcohol and other drugs context,
- CHCAOD004 Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues,
- CHCCAOD006 Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues, and
- CHCAOD009 Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans
Job Ad Closes 6 July 2025
What Next
If you have questions about this role, please contact Jessica Strathdee JStrathdee@phcn.vic.gov.au
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply. We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process. To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to joinour team please visit: https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/
*Please refer to salary circular Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2026 for salary range.
Sub-grading will be based on years of experience. It is strongly recommended that this role is up to date with Covid-19 vaccination.
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