AOD Intake & Assessment Practitioner
Parental Leave Cover | Full-time Fixed Term | St Kilda – Victorian Pride Centre
SACS Level 5 | Salary based on experience
Make a real impact in people’s lives
At Better Health Network (BHN), we believe everyone deserves access to compassionate, person-centred care. As part of our AOD Integrated Services & Counselling team, you’ll play a critical frontline role supporting people navigating alcohol and other drug challenges, mental health complexities, and social disadvantage.
This is more than intake and assessment, it’s an opportunity to be the first supportive connection for people seeking change. You’ll help clients access the right treatment, provide immediate therapeutic support, and work within a progressive, trauma-informed and harm minimisation framework.
As the first point of contact for clients, families, GPs and service providers, you will:
This role suits a skilled clinician who can quickly build rapport, manage risk confidently, and provide compassionate support in fast-paced and often complex environments.
You are a thoughtful, adaptable and client-focused practitioner who thrives in collaborative environments. You’ll also bring:
At BHN, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation delivering meaningful change across Melbourne’s south-east. We offer:
Be part of something bigger
With a vision of Your health, your choice, your way, BHN delivers integrated health and wellbeing services that strengthen communities and improve lives every day.
If you’re passionate about harm minimisation, integrated care, and supporting people at critical moments in their recovery journey, we’d love to hear from you.
Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking organisation committed to inclusion, innovation, and service excellence.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate leader to strengthen team performance, drive operational excellence, and make a meaningful impact on community health outcomes.
Pre-employment requirements: All offers of employment are subject to reference checks, a national police check, working with children check, verification of the right to work in Australia, and other required probity and screening requirements.
Better Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, and LGBTI+ communities.
