Our Rockhampton service provides free alcohol and other drug counselling and support services, including support for adult clients in Rockhampton and surrounding regions. You will work in a team of 6 clinicians. You will have your own counselling room and there will be regular team catch ups with your colleagues as well as your Team Leader who is also located in the Rockhampton office.

We are currently seeking a parental leave cover for a full time (38 hours a week) Youth AOD Counsellor Case Manager contract position until end of April 2026.

Your opportunity

As a Youth AOD Counsellor Case Manager, located in Rockhampton, you’ll engage and support your clients in their ongoing management, counselling, and treatment of AOD dependency and other associated factors. You’ll advocate for them, celebrate with them when they achieve their goals, and help to develop their capacity to move forward with confidence.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing high quality engagement, assessment, counselling, case management and support services to clients.
• Management of a case load of clients including service coordination, referral, and advocacy to support and assist clients in achieving their goals.
• Engage stakeholders and build strong relationships with referring agencies to generate client appointments.
• Participating in a rotating roster with other staff to provide extended hours of counselling through one late shift
  
  

This position does work with complex client presentations. The sole focus of support is AOD, but case management requires supporting clients who come with complex issues of mental health, domestic and family violence, homelessness, financial concerns, but this is not limited to the clientele.

You will also have the opportunity to deliver some diversion work. This involves meeting with referred clients to provide assessments and counselling through brief interventions and psychoeducation.

The gross hourly pay rate for this role ranges between $43.08 and $46.36 per hour plus super and the opportunity to salary package. The salary on offer will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s skills, knowledge and experience.

What you’ll bring

We're looking for someone with:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, or a related health field.
• Applied knowledge in contemporary evidence based AOD counselling practice, case management and intake and assessment.
• Proficiency in conducting assessments, developing care plans, and delivering therapeutic interventions.
• The ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• A willingness to learn and continue to develop your professional practice.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage with clients and stakeholders.
• Current Australian issued Drivers Licence and Working with Children Check (e.g., Blue Card) or the ability to obtain this.
• Possess strong IT skills, including proficiency in Word, Excel and other applications.

What matters most is that you’ll live and breathe our values, which means:

• You are humble, human, and full of hope.
• You show up and share.
• You ask: Why not? And what’s next?
• You leave a positive wake.

And while you support others, we’ll support you with some great benefits, including:

• An extra five paid leave days per year to support your wellbeing and work-life balance (pro rata for part time and maximum term contract staff)
• Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay plus a meal and entertainment card.
• Regular clinical supervision, case conferencing and debriefings.
• Regular one-to-one and team meetings to promote inclusion and support within the team
• Fitness Passport membership access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness and leisure centres across Australia, at a discounted rate.

While not essential, we’d also love you to have:

• Demonstrated understanding of the Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD) and Mental Health Sector.

Check out more employee benefits for you and your loved ones on our careers page.

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply’ and go to our LLW Careers page and submit your application. Please note we only accept applications through our Careers page.

To review the position description for this vacancy or if you have any questions about the role, please contact [email protected]

We encourage recent graduates to apply.

Applications close Friday, 30 May 2025

Suitable applicants will be contacted prior to the closing date.

Lives Lived Well is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applications from a diverse range of social, cultural and gender backgrounds that reflect our community including First Nations Peoples