Support Worker (Chambers Flat)

At **Lives Lived Well**, we’ve been treating and supporting people whose lives are affected by alcohol and other drugs for over 50 years. We also support people with mental health and gambling concerns and those transitioning from correctional centres. We’re growing fast and building a reputation as a trusted, innovative provider, focused on clinical excellenceand we’d love you to be part of it. If you share our belief in recovery, think in a curious and critical way, and thrive on learning and change, join us, and do your best work here!

**Your opportunity**

This role will support the Logan Family Recovery program, a 12-week residential treatment program for parents who wish to bring their children with them. As a Support Worker, you will assist clients throughout their recovery journey, provide guidance to parents in developing their parenting skills, and promote evidence-based practice in a client-led and supportive environment. You’ll help to keep our clients emotionally safe while supporting and monitoring activities of the program. You’ll assist with medications, support guided meditations, and provide general help and support to clients during the day. This is a role that has a big impact. You’ll witness the hard work our clients put in to change their lives for the better, helping them to learn new skills, to adapt and to set goals and achieve them.

The salary range for this position is from $38.66 to $41.45 per hour plus casual loading, salary packaging and applicable penalties.

As this is a casual role, we can’t always guarantee the number of shifts you might get, so you’ll need to be comfortable being called in as needed.

**What you’ll bring**

You will be motivated, committed, and have a genuine interest in working within the Alcohol and Other Drugs sector. Your skills and attributes will include:

- You will need to either hold, be working towards, or willing to obtain a Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs, Mental Health, Community Services or other relevant field.
- Eagerness to take on a range of relational tasks
- you’ll be working with residents at an individual and group level to assist them to address their substance dependence and the issues associated with this
- Demonstrated experience in, or willingness to learn, group facilitation, including agenda and goal setting, and participation in meetings
- Ability to support residents through admission and discharge processes, organise community-based outings, and supervise self-administration of medications
- Builds genuine connections and communicates with purpose
- you’ll bring empathy, resilience, and hope to every interaction, supporting clients from diverse backgrounds as they navigate detox and recovery
- Is confident demonstrating emotional maturity and a calm demeanour, especially in high-pressure or conflict situations
- Demonstrated knowledge of the complexities of alcohol and substance use, with an understanding of professional boundaries within AOD support work
- You’ll self-care
- this role can be challenging and it’s important to us that you are at your best, to do your best
- Being willing, engaged and comfortable with change
- we welcome ideas and suggestions for improvement
- Strong computer skills, experience with client note-taking and an understanding of how handovers work
- You will need to hold a current Australian Drivers Licence, and either hold, be working towards, or willing to obtain a Working with Children Check. You will also need to be willing to obtain your First Aid and CPR Certificate.**In addition, you will bring the following**:

- You’ll need to know how to set and maintain good boundaries
- with clients, colleagues, and yourself. What we do isn’t always easy, so taking care of yourself is most important!
- You’ll be comfortable working to a structure but have the capacity to be flexible and navigate the unexpected.
- You’ll be able to think on your feet, problem solve and handle pressure.
- You’ll have a genuine desire to support people in making a positive difference to their lives.You’ll be reliable, resilient, persistent, and non-judgmental.

**Most importantly, 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

**Benefits of Working with Us**

This is a fantastic chance to be part of a service supporting people in their recovery from alcohol and substance dependence. As a casual AOD Support Worker, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining continuity of care by stepping in when regular staff are unavailable.

Join our team at Ipswich and experience a huge range of benefits, including:

- Access to Perkbox
- for savings across hundreds of retail outlets
- Fitness Passport with discounted access for fitness and leisure centres across Australia
- 85% of our current workforce think LLW is a truly great place to work _(People Survey, September 2023)**How to Appl Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qgnkm