Classification: Health Professional Level 1/Psychologist Level 1
Salary: $80,861 - $97,932 plus superannuation
Position No: 71243 - 02R4Y
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 13 July 2026
Contact Officer: Prasanth Divakar on [email protected] or (02) 5124 3285
What can we offer you:
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions
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12.5% Superannuation.
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Access to Employee Assistance Program.
About the Role:
Let us make a difference in people's lives.
Alcohol & Drug Services (ADS) is seeking a motivated Allied Health Professional to join our Specialty Services team. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will provide assessment, counselling, psychoeducation, group programs, advocacy, and referral support for people experiencing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug-related concerns.
To be successful in this role, you have strong assessment and counselling skills; the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team; commitment to person-centred, recovery-focused care; excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
We offer you a supportive team environment; the professional development opportunities; clinical supervision; and opportunities to contribute to service improvement and innovation.
Join us in supporting healthier outcomes for individuals, families, and communities across the ACT.
Please Note: Appointment to the position may be made based on written application only.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
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Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.
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This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension.
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