AoD Community Engagement Officer
AoD Community Engagement Officer
Our AoD Program delivers short-term clinical case management to identified clients requiring support with alcohol and other substance use.
Classifications
- Healthcare & Medicine
- Mental Health
- Permanent / Full Time
Key points
- Based in Cobar
- Generous salary packaging
- Iconic organisation
Description
AoD Community Engagement Officer
Maximum Term Position – Cobar
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South Eastern Section (RFDSSE) provides comprehensive health services to rural and remote communities in far west NSW, SA and QLD.
Our AoD Program delivers short-term clinical case management to identified clients requiring support with alcohol and other substance use. The team work closely with local GP’s, community mental health teams and other service providers. The successful applicant will use evidence-based methods in both individual and group approaches to support clients to reduce their substance use and minimize related harms.
Additional activities may include; health promotion; community level education; education to GP’s and other health service providers; school-based education; and holistic health screening initiatives. The AoD Community Engagement Officers will work closely with AoD Clinicians (RFDSSE positions) and other stakeholders such as GP’s, community mental health services, community referral services, and community members.
On some days, this varied role will take you to remote communities, other days you will undertake engagement activities by telephone or Skype, or face to face at one of our hub locations.
The successful applicants will demonstrate qualifications or experience in community engagement, preferably in an outreach setting or a drug and alcohol related field such as social work, psychology, social science, community services or health. They will be competent and confident in networking, community development, advocacy and working in partnership preferably in a rural and remote setting. Experience in counselling in one on one and group settings will be an advantage.
This is an exciting and challenging role, if you have relevant experience and qualifications, and an interest in rural and remote practice, we’d love to hear from you.
For more information about the position, please contact David Honeysett on 0427 248 884.
Any published closing dates are estimated, the RFDS SE aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.
RFDSSE is an equal opportunity employer
Maximum Term Position – Cobar
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South Eastern Section (RFDSSE) provides comprehensive health services to rural and remote communities in far west NSW, SA and QLD.
Our AoD Program delivers short-term clinical case management to identified clients requiring support with alcohol and other substance use. The team work closely with local GP’s, community mental health teams and other service providers. The successful applicant will use evidence-based methods in both individual and group approaches to support clients to reduce their substance use and minimize related harms.
Additional activities may include; health promotion; community level education; education to GP’s and other health service providers; school-based education; and holistic health screening initiatives. The AoD Community Engagement Officers will work closely with AoD Clinicians (RFDSSE positions) and other stakeholders such as GP’s, community mental health services, community referral services, and community members.
On some days, this varied role will take you to remote communities, other days you will undertake engagement activities by telephone or Skype, or face to face at one of our hub locations.
The successful applicants will demonstrate qualifications or experience in community engagement, preferably in an outreach setting or a drug and alcohol related field such as social work, psychology, social science, community services or health. They will be competent and confident in networking, community development, advocacy and working in partnership preferably in a rural and remote setting. Experience in counselling in one on one and group settings will be an advantage.
This is an exciting and challenging role, if you have relevant experience and qualifications, and an interest in rural and remote practice, we’d love to hear from you.
For more information about the position, please contact David Honeysett on 0427 248 884.
Any published closing dates are estimated, the RFDS SE aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.
RFDSSE is an equal opportunity employer
