Case Worker – Day Recovery Program, Rendu House

The Case Worker – Day Recovery Program will provide high-quality case management, group work, and general drug and alcohol and other support to clients of Rendu House AOD Services.

The Case Worker will:

• facilitate groups to deliver the rehabilitation program
• provide case management to clients and includes delivering therapeutic interventions, support and education in accordance with evidence-based practice and the Society’s AOD Model of Care
• assist clients in developing holistic treatment, and working with them to implement individual treatment plans
• support and engage with family and other significant others as app ropriate by providing education, information, brief intervention and referral to family support services
• work collaboratively with other service provides in relation to clients’ treatment and case plan goals
• maintaining accurate client records, case notes and other data as required.

This role will report to the Manager, Rendu House.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Relevant tertiary qualification/s or working towards, e.g. Certificate IV or Diploma in Alcohol and Other Drugs or other Community Services field, or approved counseling/welfare / psychology equivalent or working towards the same.
• Demonstrated experience in case management including; managing a case load, case planning and assisting clients with implementing case plans, including with persons who have complex support needs (e.g. co-occurring drug and alcohol issues along with mental health, homelessness or contact with criminal justice system).
• Willingness to work within the established Rendu House, the Society’s AOD Model of Care, and the Society’s Client-centred Service Delivery Model.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct self in a professional, ethical and non-judgmental manner.
• Knowledge of, and an ability to access, a range of relevant community resources.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and to work independently and unsupervised.
• Basic computer literacy skills including experience in computerized data collection.
• NSW driver license (unencumbered).