Team Manager - Alcohol and Drug Program | Full-time Permanent

ACT Government; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

Competitive pay

Job summary

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is seeking a Team Manager for the Alcohol and Drug Program to lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team within Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS), a key service area of Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services.

Guided by harm minimisation and evidence-based practice, you will deliver services that improve health outcomes, strengthen recovery pathways and support vulnerable individuals.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership, operational management and professional supervision to a multidisciplinary workforce delivering treatment, assessment, education and support services.
• Oversee service planning, governance, quality improvement and performance outcomes, ensuring resources are managed effectively.
• Collaborate with consumers, families, government and non-government agencies, justice partners and healthcare providers to enhance service delivery.
• Lead and inspire teams, drive service improvement and make evidence-based decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Job description

Team Manager - Alcohol and Drug Program
Full-time Permanent

• City living without the traffic -
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

Lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team within Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS), a key service area of Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS). Guided by evidence-based practice and the principles of harm minimisation, ADS provides a broad range of specialist services that support people experiencing alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) concerns. Working across a dynamic and highly collaborative environment, you will play a pivotal role in delivering services that improve health outcomes, strengthen recovery pathways and support some of the community’s most vulnerable individuals.

As an ADS Team Manager, you will provide clinical leadership, operational management and professional supervision to a multidisciplinary workforce delivering treatment, assessment, education and support services. You will oversee service planning, governance, quality improvement and performance outcomes while ensuring resources are managed effectively and services remain responsive to community needs. The role requires extensive collaboration with consumers, families, government and non-government agencies, justice partners and healthcare providers to enhance service delivery, strengthen partnerships and support strategic initiatives across the alcohol and other drugs sector.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated leader with strong clinical expertise, excellent communication skills and a commitment to person-centred, recovery-oriented care. You will bring the ability to lead and inspire teams, manage complex and sensitive issues, drive service improvement and make evidence-based decisions in a fast-paced environment. If you are passionate about developing high-performing teams, influencing service innovation and improving outcomes for people affected by substance use, this is an outstanding opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a progressive and supportive service.

Please note:

• Selection for this position may be made based-on written response to advertised selection criteria, Curriculum Vitae and referee reports alone.
• This is a multi-classified position with possibility of appointment at either Health Professional Level 4 or Psychologist Level 4.
• Please indicate which classification you are applying for during the application process.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Note: This is a permanent position.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .