The Dual Diagnosis Practitioner is required to provide support to people experiencing co-occurring alcohol and other drug use and mental health issues. The Dual Diagnosis Practitioner is required to assess clients, manage risk, educate, provide appropriate treatment and case management to people experiencing complex needs. This position will provide services in a recovery framework to facilitate healing and improvements in the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Under the guidance of the SEWB team leader, the position will work in collaboration with Swan Hill Mental Health Services especially around consumers requiring admission to an hospital facility for acute management.

Why Join MDAS?
Competitive and market-based salary with 17.5% leave loading.
Salary packaging benefits.
Additional 10 Health & Wellbeing Days annually.**
Early finishes every Friday at 4:00pm.
Access to ongoing professional development and cultural safety training.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and work-related support.

Key Selection Criteria:
• Ability to provide services within a Recovery based Case Management Framework.
• Demonstrated experience in assessment skills including the capacity to apply a range of interventions strategies that have an evidenced based approach.
• Develop and maintain local networks to provide formalised referral pathways for clients.
• Uses knowledge and experience to develop and implement systems to plan and monitor own, and department’s performance.
• Assist in development and implementation of standards to ensure that programs are monitored and evaluated in terms of relevance, timelines, cost and client satisfaction.
• Ability to work under direction as well as autonomously, demonstrating good problem solving and decision-making skills – bringing order and clarity to complex situation.
• To be able to demonstrate the principles used to involve consumers and carers in the decisions about their treatment and planning.
• Demonstrated organisational skills to meet deadlines and to deliver high quality outputs, including the demonstrated ability to re-order work and priorities in response to demand and crises.
• Understand underlying needs and issues of stakeholders, and negotiates effectively to develop and implement solutions.
• To demonstrate the ability to communicate with consumers and carers.
• The ability to liaise with other staff and outside agencies regarding patient care, referrals and follow up as required from time to time.
• Communicate, consult, liaise and negotiate with a broad range of people both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to achieve objectives and goals.
• Negotiate effectively to develop and implement solutions for clients and advocacy.
• Demonstrated skills in counselling one on one and group presentation.
• Take action to provide services that are inclusive of Aboriginal people and engage in learning about other cultures to better establish relationships and improve services

Qualification/s:
Minimum qualifications in certificate IV in Community services, AOD or Mental Health and the necessary experience to work in a complex role.
Completion of the four core competencies required to work within the AOD sector or a willingness to complete within 12 months of employment:
Alcohol and other drug workforce Minimum Qualification Strategy
(If you have an undergraduate degree, completing a specialised Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Alcohol and Other Drug Studies, this exceeds the minimum qualification requirement of the four core competencies)

Other Screening Requirements:
A current Driver’s License that allows you to drive in Australia.
A current Employee Working with Children Check card.
A current National Police Check.
COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate & Booster information or a valid medical exemption.

Applications for this position close Tuesday 20th of May 2025.

Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and a resume.
All applications must be submitted by the due date
Late applications will not be considered.
**Dependent on employment type.