Casual aod support workers - standup & sleepover shifts (melbourne)

Job Details

Posted: 19/05/2026

Closing Date: 12/06/2026

Job Type: Casual

Job Category: Alcohol and Other Drugs

Location & Facility

24/7 AOD Rehabilitation Facility located 10 minutes from Pakenham on a 40-acre property with beautiful, serene landscapes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support senior team members to initiate effective treatment and intervention planning, addressing identified client needs.
• Participate in the orientation and ongoing support of new residents.
• Provide practical and emotional support to residents during admissions and discharges, in conjunction with AOD Clinicians.
• Facilitate group interventions focused on a range of treatment modalities and other therapeutic interventions when required.
• Supervise and participate in daily house and domestic activities when required.
• Provide support to residents attending off‐site appointments and visits, including driving to and from appointments and communicating any concerns or recommendations raised by allied health professionals to the nurses / handover.
• Maintain client documentation and case notes accurately and in a timely manner.

Shift Types

• Sleepover shifts – Working hours are from 4:00pm to 10:30pm, remain onsite to sleep with completion of the shift the following morning working from 6:30am to 8:00am.
• Standup shifts – Working hours are from 11:00pm to 7:30am.

Qualifications & Experience

• 2+ years' experience working within the AOD or mental health sector and ability to navigate and understand AOD services.
• Case management skills and ability to write clear and professional case notes/handover notes and other essential documentation.
• Ability to work, participate and contribute within a multidisciplinary team.
• High level interpersonal and communication skills, including active listening skills and explicit speaking skills, with an ability to tailor communication style to suit the diversity of residents.
• Strong time management skills with an ability to adapt and reprioritise as required based on the needs of the program and residents.
• Proficiency using computer software such as Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and client database system (Mastercare).
• Certificate IV in AOD or AOD Skill Set.
• Ideally you will have qualifications in a health‐related discipline (e.g., social work, youth work, mental health, psychology or similar).

Benefits & Opportunities

• 40 hours of study leave each year
• Support for qualifications, external training and up to $200 towards professional registrations
• Career pathways through secondments and Leadership Network
• Regular supervision, goal‐setting, and individual development plans
• 12 weeks paid parental leave from day one
• 15 days personal leave, compassionate, and gender affirmation leave
• 10 days cultural leave for First Nations employees (including 2 paid days)
• Flexible working arrangements tailored to you
• Generous salary packaging to increase your take‐home pay
• Retail perks and fitness discounts
• Access to our wellbeing programme, including discounted osteopathy treatments
• WWCC costs covered
• Public holiday swap

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Windana values and celebrates diversity and inclusion and is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and life experience to apply. Our aim is to build a team that closely reflects the diversity of the people and communities we work with.

Windana is committed to child safety and a valid Working with Children Check and Police Check are required for this position.