• Full time or part time position|permanent|SCHADS Level 7.2
• Lead a team that helps people break the cycle between substance use and offending
• Clinical leadership. Practice development. Meaningful impact.

Your new role:

Anglicare Victoria is launching a new statewide Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) service across Victoria’s therapeutic court programs, supporting participants through the Court Integrated Services Program (CISP), Assessment and Referral Court (ARC) and Drug Court pathways.

We are seeking Team Leaders to support the implementation and ongoing delivery of this innovative service model. You will support clinicians working across Drug Court, ARC and CISP programs, ensuring they have the guidance, supervision and support needed to provide effective, evidence-informed interventions.

Working closely with the Program Manager, court partners and internal stakeholders, you will help establish a strong practice culture built on:

• Trauma-informed approaches.
• Recovery-oriented practice.
• Harm minimisation principles.
• Therapeutic justice.
• Collaboration and continuous improvement.

Make Your Mark

Provide clinical leadership and support

• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and supervision to AOD clinicians.
• Support reflective practice and professional decision-making.
• Promote evidence-informed approaches to assessment, counselling and treatment planning.
• Assist clinicians to navigate complex presentations including substance use, dual diagnosis, trauma and social disadvantage.

Build confidence in a new service

• Support the implementation of a new statewide AOD model.
• Help establish consistent practices, processes and ways of working.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to service development.

Support strong partnerships

• Work collaboratively with the Program Manager, court teams, justice partners and community services.
• Encourage effective communication and coordination across multidisciplinary environments.
• Support clinicians engaging with courts, referrals pathways and external providers.

Develop a positive team culture

• Create a supportive environment where clinicians feel trusted, valued and connected.
• Encourage innovation, curiosity and continuous learning.
• Support practitioners to balance accountability with person-centred therapeutic practice.

About You

You are an experienced AOD professional who enjoys supporting others and believes great outcomes come from great practice environments.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience delivering AOD interventions including assessment, counselling, psychoeducation and treatment planning.
• Experience providing clinical guidance, mentoring or informal leadership to practitioners.
• Strong understanding of substance use, dual diagnosis, trauma-informed practice and recovery approaches.
• Confidence working with complexity and supporting staff through challenging situations.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively across multiple services and systems.

Court experience is not essential. We are looking for someone who understands therapeutic practice, enjoys working with complexity and is motivated by the opportunity to build something new.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, AOD, Community Services or related discipline.
• Cert IV AOD or demonstrated AOD competencies.
• Experience providing alcohol and other drug assessment, counselling or treatment services.

Desirable:

• Leadership, supervision or practice development experience.
• Experience within justice, forensic, health or community service environments.

What makes this such a great role for you?

• Based at an office in Box Hill.
• We have flexibility with this role to offer part time or full time hours, 0.8, 0.9 or 1.0, please let us know your preference in your cover letter
• You get access to salary packaging which decreases the tax you pay so you get even more of your salary in your back pocket.
• SCHADS level 7.2 starting at $127,372 + super.
• Start dates November/December 2026.
• Full induction to help set you up for success.
• Access to discounted health insurance, Fitness Passport, free Employee Assistance, Salary Packaging and a range of other employment benefits supporting your physical and mental health.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say- “There’s a kindness in the way the organisation deals with its people. It still feels like a smaller agency, with that sense that it has amazing influence, which is led from the top, but then there’s this respect between the regions as well. It’s like it’s family, but it's so influential in the industry as well.”

Information session:

We understand that you might want to learn more about this program, so we are running an information session on Tuesday 20th October at 7pm

The link to the session can be seen below, copy the link and register for the session prior to the date, we look forward to seeing many of you there! 

7pm, Tuesday 20th October- https://msteams.link/SF8Y

Ready to take the next step:

Could you please apply for the role before midnight on Sunday October 25th. We will review applications as they are received and book interviews on a rolling basis due to volume.

You can download the position description here:  Team Leader PD AOD TL AW7 022025 V1.2.pdf

Click apply wherever you first see the advertisement which will take you to the application portal. Create a profile using your email address and then attach a resume with your cover letter through the portal.

The advert is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a unique and interesting position in the AOD space you need to call or email our Recruitment Specialist Paul Ridley at paul.ridley@anglicarevic.org.au or 03 9412 6078

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability