Therapeutic/Clinical Lead

Lead clinical practice across a mission-driven AOD service spanning Alice Springs and remote Northern Territory communities, including Groote Eylandt!

Where Clinical Expertise Meets Real Impact

Lead clinical governance and guide non-clinical staff across Alice Springs and remote NT communities. You will direct four Service Managers, oversee complex client care plans, and integrate expert clinical strategy directly into executive decision-making.

Duties

• Lead planning, delivery, and evaluation of clinical and AOD programs
• Direct clinical governance, intake functions, and complex care plans
• Supervise four Service Managers and drive team performance
• Prepare budgets, grant proposals, and maintain stakeholder relations
• Monitor AOD research to address shifting regional drug trends

Is This You?

• Degree in Alcohol & Other Drugs, Health, or Social Care
• Current Driver’s Licence with ability to travel to remote communities
• Experience managing concurrent programs and staff supervision
• Knowledge of current AOD intervention models and reporting
• Commitment to respectful work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

What You'll Enjoy

DASA offers a competitive salary of $143,000 to $153,000 PLUS Super, alongside a genuinely supportive working environment and a host of benefits, including:

• $15,900 Salary Sacrificing PLUS Remote Area benefits
• 6 weeks Annual Leave
• Relocation Allowance of up to $4,000
• 4 Paid Mental Health Days in addition to Sick/Personal Leave
• Fully Funded Travel & Accommodation for regional and remote work + Travel Allowance paid at the ATO rate
• Team Lunches and Annual Team-building events
• Ongoing Professional Development, including Conference Travel
• A quarterly, externally facilitated Leadership Support Program Day

About the company

Drug and Alcohol Services Australia (DASA) is a community-led specialist provider with a 40-year history across Central Australia. We deliver therapeutic, outreach, and court-alternative AOD programs to reduce incarceration and support vulnerable people.

Your Next Chapter Starts in Alice Springs

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced AOD clinician to step into a senior clinical leadership role, shape services across a vast and vibrant region, and make a genuine difference to some of the Northern Territory's most vulnerable communities. If this sounds like you, APPLY NOW!