WHO WE ARE?
Drug Awareness Rehabilitation and Management (Drug ARM) is a not for profit organisation committed to reducing harms associated with alcohol and other drug use. Drug ARM has been a specialist provider of alcohol and other drug services since 1980 and currently operates throughout Queensland and parts of New South Wales.
Our vision of flourishing peoples and communities living free from the harms of alcohol and other drugs is achieved through our commitment to delivering the highest standard of awareness, rehabilitation and management solutions.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Case Worker primary role will be group facilitation and they will co-facilitate a range of psycho-education group sessions to persons in custody or under community supervision to address substance use and related issues. The groups will consist of, short and low intensity groups, moderate intensity groups, and high intensity group programs. They will be required to conduct an initial engagement with program participants to assist to development of rapport and individual outcomes for the participant. The worker will carry out a pre-enrolment interview and have the participant sign a consent form in relation to engaging in the intervention and their level of participation, and also conduct pre and post testing. The pre and post testing will align to the intensity of the program being offered. Pre and post testing’s will be conducted with participants to gauge their level of knowledge regarding program content and for short, low and moderate programs, and higher intensity programs completing a psychological assessment as required.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
The Case Worker will be responsible to operate within the framework and principles of harm minimisation as articulated in National Drug Strategy 2017-2026, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Drug Strategy (2014-19) and the Queensland Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Service Delivery Framework 2015 (and subsequent revisions of these documents).
THE CASE WORKER WILL;
- Recognise the spectrum of substance use and stages of change.
- Work with clients across all stages of substance use.
- Respond to the full range of psychoactive substances available (including alcohol, tobacco, licit and illicit drug use, pharmaceutical drug misuse, emerging synthetics, poly drug use).
- Consider the support needs of the client and their family, including dependent children.
- Respond to the method of use and associated risk factors, in recognition of the fact that drug use trends change rapidly.
- Flexibly meet clients’ and needs varying including ways to maximise participation such as outreach, and hours of operation.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Deliver psychoeducation group facilitation to persons in custody or under community supervision to address substance use and related issues.
- An understanding of group dynamics, group facilitation and the delivery of alcohol and other drug psychoeducation in group settings.
- An understanding of Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change model and relapse prevention strategies.
- Provide pre and post testing sessions to identify goals and psychosocial issues, discharge/post treatment.
- To ensure the service are delivered across a range of venues including Correctional Centres and Probation and Parole District offices.
- Work collaboratively with correctional centre staff and other relevant agencies.
- Other duties as required from time to time to enhance services.
This is a part-time position of 45.6 hours per fortnight. The role requires regular travel to the Maryborough Correctional Centre in Maryborough. The successful applicant will also be required to complete a Blue Card application and a Queensland Corrective Services Criminal History Check.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Please respond to each criteria question to the best of your ability.
SC1 Relevant qualifications and/or experience based on the pre-requisites for this position.
SC2 Demonstrate understanding of group dynamics, group facilitation and the delivery of
alcohol and other drug psychoeducation in group settings.
SC3 Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-environmental factors that play a large
part in substance use.
SC4 Experience using pre and post testing/assessments, brief interventions and treatment
planning for persons with substance use issues.
SC5 Demonstrated understanding of the Stages of Change model and in particular, relapse
prevention strategies
SC6 Good interpersonal skills including communication skills, and demonstrated ability to
establish effective working relationships with stakeholders.
SC7 A good knowledge of, and skills in using the internet, Microsoft Outlook, report writing
and client management database.
How to apply for this job
- Selection Criteria answers in Cover Letter
- Resume
To be considered for this position, please submit your resume along with your responses to the selection criteria (included in your cover letter) via Seek. For further enquiries relating to the role, please email People@drugarm.com.au
