AOD Intake Worker

• KYH requires an AOD Intake Worker
• Employment Status: Part time Position – 4 days a week
• Award: SCHADS Award - Level dependent upon qualifications and experience, plus superannuation, additional leave days and attractive salary packaging arrangements

Purpose of Position

To Manage waiting list; Conduct face to face comprehensive assessments with potential clients; Relay information regarding potential clients to staff at team meetings; Liaise with clients prior to admission to make arrangements re: childcare, date of admission etc.; Complete service induction and admission paperwork with client on arrival to KYH; Set up client folder; program administration; and formal and informal support to Kathleen York House Clients and their children.

Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualification in relevant field or substantial experience in the alcohol and other drugs field
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent understanding of the complex range of issues involved in substance use disorders, including for women caring for children, for young people and for people with co-occurring mental health problems
• Experience in trauma, mental health issues and other comorbidities
• Understanding of clinical issues in treating women with substance use disorders
• Understanding of the policy, legal and regulatory environment for treatment of substance-use disorders and drug education, including child protection
• Current Drivers Licence and the ability to drive an automatic passenger vehicle
• Current Senior First Aid Certificate

Interested?

Contact for Information at Kathleen York House – Libby Shipway on Tel 02 9660 5818.

For more information visit www.kyh.org.au.

The successful applicant will be female. KYH considers being a woman a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s. 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)

CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK: The successful applicant will be required to provide the results of a current Criminal Record Check and a Working with Children check – undertaken at their own cost. (This is a requirement for employment) .

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