Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC) | Carnegie, VIC | Fixed term, part time (0.8 FTE) | SCHADS Level 4 + salary packaging
Walk alongside young people on their recovery journey.
Use your lived experience of alcohol and other drugs to help young people aged 16 to 25 build a life in recovery, in a small, dynamic peer-led team.
SHARC is a community of people impacted by alcohol, drugs and gambling.
Our Recovery Support Services (RSS) offer a residential and day program for young people, with safe, drug-free, home-like accommodation, life skills development and peer support at the centre.
The role:
Complete intake and comprehensive AOD assessments, and support young people through admission and induction.
Provide recovery coaching, helping residents set goals and develop and review their recovery and exit plans.
Facilitate groups and peer-led activities, including recreational activities.
Help residents navigate referral pathways, and build relationships with partners such as Launch Housing and Services Victoria.
Help shape the delivery and evaluation of the program.
You'll bring:
Personal lived experience of alcohol and other drug challenges and recovery, used intentionally and safely in a professional role.




An understanding of peer support practice and AOD lived experience values.
The capacity to build trusting relationships with young people experiencing complex needs.
Experience with intake, assessment and recovery planning.
An understanding of trauma-informed, recovery-oriented and culturally safe practice.
Skills in facilitating groups, maintaining skilled boundaries and confidentiality, and working with diverse backgrounds and world views.
Strong communication skills, and administrative and data entry skills using case management systems and Microsoft Office.
A relevant qualification in AOD, mental health, community or social services;
Training in lived experience or peer support approaches;
Experience working with young people aged 16 to 25 or in residential, housing, homelessness, youth or AOD settings; and
Knowledge of Victorian AOD and youth service systems.
What we offer:
SCHADS Level 4, plus salary packaging of up to $15,900 per annum
A workplace free of harassment and discrimination, where lived experience is central.
This is a designated AOD lived experience position, based onsite.
Applications close on Friday, 13 November ****.
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