AOD Team Leader — Clinical & Regional Manager (CQ)

Lives Lived Well; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five extra paid leave days per year

Free car parking onsite

Salary packaging to increase take-home

Regular clinical supervision, case-con

Counselling and debriefings

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Portable Long Service Leave

Wellspring discounts and rewards

Job summary

Lives Lived Well is seeking a Team Leader for the Central Queensland AOD Community Services to provide clinical and operational leadership for programs in Rockhampton, Yeppoon and Gladstone.

The role oversees a team of six to seven clinicians, with a focus on evidence-based practice, service delivery improvement, and collaboration with local stakeholders. It is a full-time, maximum term position until 30 June 2027, with possible extension and occasional travel to Gladstone.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level tertiary qualification in a relevant human service discipline (Social Work, Psychology, Allied Health or similar).
• Significant experience working with clients with complex needs, alcohol and other drug dependencies and/or mental health concerns.
• Extensive applied knowledge in contemporary evidence based AOD counselling practice, case management and intake and assessment.
• Experience in developing and facilitating evidence based clinical education programs.
• Excellent stakeholder consultation skills.
• Ability to collate key documentation to support staff supervision and manage key reporting requirements.
• Current Working with Children Check (Blue Card).
• Local area knowledge (desirable).
• Previous experience leading a small team of Clinicians (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Lead the provision of high-quality engagement, assessment, counselling, case management and support services to clients and their families using evidence-based practice principles.
• Lead the clinical review of individual treatment plans and provide individual clinical supervision to the team of clinicians.
• Foster local relationships – engage, interact, and collaborate with relevant LLW programs teams in addition to both internal and external service providers.
• Provide expert AOD practice advice and secondary consultation to Alcohol and Other Drug Counsellor/Case Managers and any other support staff.
• Lead clinical interventions in collaboration with Counsellors / Case Managers.
• Provide operational, organisational and client reporting.
• Manage a small independent case load, providing counselling and case management to clients with complex needs including dual diagnosis as/when required.

Job description

Lives Lived Well is seeking a Team Leader for the Central Queensland AOD Community Services to provide clinical and operational leadership for programs in Rockhampton, Yeppoon and Gladstone.

The role oversees a team of six to seven clinicians, with a focus on evidence-based practice, service delivery improvement, and collaboration with local stakeholders. It is a full-time, maximum term position until 30 June 2027, with possible extension and occasional travel to Gladstone.