Team Leader - Aod Services

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 delivers community-based alcohol and other drug (AOD) and mental health services across Queensland and New South Wales. These programs are designed to be practical, accessible and recovery-oriented, with support tailored to each person’s goals, circumstances and stage of change.

About the role

Working with the AOD Community Services Central Queensland team, the Team Leader is responsible for providing clinical and operational management for the AOD programs delivered in the Central Queensland Region including in Rockhampton, Yeppoon and Gladstone. The members of the team are geographically spread across the region. As a Team Leader, you’ll be stepping into a supportive, values-driven team that thrives on collaboration, mutual respect, and compassion. We’re looking for a leader who listens deeply, empowers others, and leads with empathy - while also bringing the confidence and initiative to step in, provide direction, and keep things moving from day one. You’ll be supported by the Clinical Services Manager and wider leadership team to ensure you can lead effectively and feel connected.

This role provides operational and clinical leadership and support to a team of six to seven AOD Counsellors and Case Managers, who also engage in diversion work. In this position, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of service delivery for our clients and ensure the maintenance of collaborative professional relationships with key local stakeholders. This is a full-time, maximum term position until late June 30th, 2027, with a possibility of an extension. The role is primarily based in Rockhampton but may periodically require travel to the community office located in Gladstone.

You will work with a close-knit, committed team passionate about providing counselling and case management services for both youth and adults. At times, you will also work directly with clients providing a client centred, stepped care model offering individual and group counselling, pre- and post-rehabilitation support, relapse prevention, case management, care planning and care coordination for clients with AOD dependence.

Specifically, your duties include but are not limited to:

• 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.

About you

We are seeking an engaged and passionate candidate who aligns with our organisational values. Applicants who have a clinical background and are looking to transition into a management position are encouraged to apply.Our ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum 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, with 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.
• A current and valid Working with Children Check (Blue Card).
• Local area knowledge (desirable).
• Previous experience leading a small team of Clinicians (desirable).

The salary for this role ranges between $110,000 and $115,000 plus super and salary packaging benefits. The salary on offer will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and skills.

What matters most is that you’ll live and breathe our values, which means:

• You are humble, human, and full of hope.
• You show up and share.
• You ask: Why not? And what’s next?
• You leave a positive wake.

And while you support others, we’ll support you, with some great benefits including:

• An extra five paid leave days per year to support your wellbeing and work-life balance
• Free car parking onsite
• Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.
• Regular clinical supervision, case conferencing and debriefings.
• An employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your family, including emotional, psychological, financial counselling and wellbeing services.
• Fitness Passport to access a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness and leisure centres across Australia, at a discounted rate.
• Portable Long Service Leave
• Discounts and savings on everyday items such as groceries, petrol, clothing, and leisure activities through Wellspring discounts and rewards.

To obtain a copy of the position description, email [e-mail]

Applications close on 5th July 2026, but applicants will be contacted throughout the period this advertisement is live and may be shortlisted prior to the closing date.

Lives Lived Well is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applications from a diverse range of social, cultural and gender backgrounds that reflect our community including First Nations People.