Integrated Alcohol and Other Drug Practitioner

Permanent / Part time 22.8 hours per week

Stawell or Ararat

About the position

The Integrated AOD Practitioner delivers high quality, evidence based and trauma informed AOD treatment across the Grampians and Wimmera region. The role provides assessment, brief intervention, structured counselling, harm reduction support, and coordinated referral pathways for people experiencing harms related to alcohol and other drug use.

The practitioner supports clients to reduce harm, strengthen recovery, improve wellbeing, and build safer, healthier connections. Service delivery includes intake, assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic intervention, outreach, group facilitation, and planned closure.

The position incorporates three specialist practice streams within a single integrated role:

- AOD Counselling & Treatment
- Group Work / MAC Program Facilitation
- Youth AOD Outreach

The integrated model aims to promote growth and provide variety for the practitioner whilst being flexible to adapt to changing AOD sector and client needs.

Undertaking of specialist practice roles will be determined by client demand, geographical location and skillset of practitioners. Duties will be monitored regularly and updated in consultation with program leader and manager.

Skills and experience

Qualifications

- Minimum Cert IV in AOD or related community services discipline
- AOD Core Competencies (or willingness to complete within 12 months).

Desirable

- Experience in AOD counselling, youth outreach, or group facilitation.
- Experience working with forensic clients.
- Extensive knowledge of harm minimisation principles including harm reduction.
- Therapeutic AOD practice matched to stages of change.
- Dual diagnosis capability.





About Grampians Community Health

You can be more than part of your community– be someone making a differencefor peoplein your community

- Situated in the heart of picturesque Grampians and Wimmera regions.
- Employ over 200 staff at three sites located at Stawell (main office), Horsham and Ararat.
- Provides a safe, inclusive and respectful environment that values culture, beliefs, values, gender identity and capacity.
- Our staff are empowering professional, inclusive, compassionate and courageous.

Employee Benefits

Salary Packaging

- Up to $15,900 to reduce taxation increase take home pay - includes personal expenses.
- Meal and entertainment expenses and venue hire.
- ATO Remote Housing Allowance (for eligible place of residence).
- Novated leasing.
- Relocation expenses.
- Portable devices.

Rewards Programs

- Blue Card Discount program for discounts on purchases.
- Commbank Workplace Banking Program for discounts and rewards.

Hybrid Working from Home

- Hybrid working conditions for certain (but not all) positions taking into consideration our clients’ needs.
- Laptop and mobile phone provided allowing you to remain connected.

Professional Development

- Support professional development to develop knowledge and skills staff to better meet the needs of our clients.
- Reimbursement of course fees for further qualifications (less tax component) for courses enrolled in after 6 months of employment.

Purchased Leave

- Up to 20 days additional leave in a financial year for eligible staff.

Clinical Supervision

- External skilled clinical supervision
- Internal clinical supervision.

Employee Assistance Program

- Free confidential, professional assistance to staff members forpersonal or work-related issues and concerns.

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📌 Integrated Alcohol and Other Drug Practitioner (Stawell)
🏢 Grampians Community Health
📍 Stawell