Pre and Post Worker | Intake, Assessment & Recovery Support

Pre and Post Worker | Intake, Assessment & Recovery Support
Cairns & Shanty Creek Transition Program | Cairns & Mareeba Region, QLD
Full-Time | Fixed-Term 12-Month Maternity Leave Contract
Monday to Friday | 8:00am - 4:06pm
Counselling | Case Management | Recovery Support | AOD Recovery Services
Connection. Community. Recovery.
As a Pre and Post Worker with Lives Lived Well, you'll walk alongside people as they navigate important stages of their recovery journey, helping them access treatment, prepare for change and successfully transition back into the community.
Based across our Cairns and Shanty Creek/Mareeba locations, you'll play a key role supporting participants to maintain recovery, strengthen support networks, reconnect with community and build greater independence. This role requires work to be undertaken across both office locations.
If you're passionate about helping people create lasting change and enjoy building meaningful therapeutic relationships, we'd love to hear from you.
Why You'll Love This Role
✅ Monday to Friday business hours
✅ No shift work
✅ 12-month maternity leave contract
✅ Salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay
✅ Five additional paid wellbeing leave days each year
✅ Support people during a critical stage of their recovery journey
✅ Ongoing professional development, supervision and learning opportunities
Why This Role Is Different
Many roles focus on a single stage of a person's recovery journey.
This role supports people at two of the most important stages of recovery - preparing for treatment and successfully transitioning back into the community.
As a Pre and Post Worker, you'll support participants through key stages of their recovery journey, helping them access treatment, prepare for change, strengthen recovery plans and successfully transition back into the community.
You'll work alongside participants as they strengthen connections to family, culture, community, employment, education and other supports that contribute to long-term wellbeing and recovery.
This is an opportunity to make a real difference at one of the most important stages of a person's recovery journey.
About the Service
Based across our Cairns and Shanty Creek/Mareeba locations, this service supports people as they prepare for and transition from residential Alcohol and Other Drug treatment.
The program provides a safe, supportive and recovery-focused environment where participants can strengthen wellbeing, build confidence, reconnect with community and develop the skills needed to achieve their goals.
Working as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you'll help participants build strong foundations for long-term recovery and positive change.
You'll Thrive Here If You

Believe recovery is possible.
Enjoy supporting people to achieve meaningful life goals.
Build rapport quickly and develop genuine therapeutic relationships.
Like balancing counselling, case management and care coordination activities.
Value person-centred, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice.
Enjoy working collaboratively with participants, families and community partners.
Want meaningful work where you can see the impact of your efforts.
Understand the importance of connection, community and belonging in recovery.

What You'll Be Doing

Conduct client assessments, intake screening and risk assessments.
Support participants transitioning from residential treatment into community living.
Deliver individual recovery-focused interventions and support.
Provide client transport and support participants to attend appointments, services and other recovery-focused activities, including travel to locations outside of Cairns and Mareeba such as Innisfail, using an organisational vehicle.
Assist participants to identify and work towards personal goals.
Facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic group programs.
Develop recovery, transition and relapse prevention plans.
Coordinate referrals and access to community supports and services.
Build and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders and service providers.
Maintain accurate client records, case notes and documentation.
Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to achieve positive participant outcomes.

About You
You may come from alcohol and other drug services, mental health, community services, housing, justice, disability or another human services background.
Experience in Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services is highly desirable. However, we are equally interested in professionals from related human services backgrounds who are passionate about supporting people to create meaningful and lasting change.
To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

Experience in counselling, case management, client support or care coordination.
Strong assessment, engagement and risk management skills.
Knowledge of person-centred, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice.
Experience using evidence-based approaches to support behaviour change.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
The ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously.
Resilience, emotional intelligence and a calm, non-judgemental approach.
Confidence working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Essential Requirements

Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Behavioural Science, Human Services or a related discipline, and/or demonstrated equivalent clinical experience in the Alcohol and Other Drug, Mental Health or Community Services sector.
Current Australian Driver Licence.

Ability to obtain a National Police Check.

Highly Regarded

Experience in Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment services.
Experience supporting people transitioning from treatment into community settings.
Experience facilitating psychoeducational or therapeutic group programs.
Additional qualifications in Alcohol and Other Drugs.
Knowledge of relapse prevention and recovery planning.

Why Join Lives Lived Well?
At Lives Lived Well, you'll join a supportive, values-driven organisation committed to helping people live healthier, happier lives.
You'll have access to:

Salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay.
Five additional paid wellbeing leave days each year.
Monday to Friday roster supporting work-life balance.
Ongoing professional development, supervision and learning opportunities.
Access to Fitness Passport with discounted access to gyms and fitness facilities.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family.
Meaningful work supporting people at critical stages of their recovery journey.
A supportive team committed to improving lives and communities.

Apply Now
Recovery Is a Journey, not a Single Moment.
If you're looking for a role where you can support people as they transition from treatment into community living and help them build strong foundations for long-term recovery, we'd love to hear from you.
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the role and what attracts you to Lives Lived Well.
Please note: Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered and will not progress through the recruitment process.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and may close earlier if a suitable candidate is identified.
Lives Lived Well is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applications from a diverse range of social, cultural and gender backgrounds that reflect our community, including First Nations Peoples