Odyssey House Victoria offers two rounds of student intake, at the beginning of the year and then mid year. Applications can be submitted at any time but will be reviewed during January/February for semester 1 and June/July for Semester 2. 

We have finished accepting applications for the first half of 2024. We are currently accepting applications for placements for the second half of the year, commencing from August 2024.

Job Description

Student placement - Therapeutic Community Lower Plenty

Location

For this placement, you would be based at the Residential Rehabilitation Lower Plenty

Eligibility

• Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

Final year undergraduate students, with previous placement experience or relevant work experience are preferred.

• Diploma in Mental Health or Community Services

Your placement would include:

1. Observing and learning how a Therapeutic Community functions:
   • • Observing and learning about the various clinical interventions that are utilised.
     • Being exposed to and learning about the various processes required to maintain and keep a house of approximately 80 people operating.
     • Observing conflict resolutions group
     • Observing and being involved in creating individual treatment planning.
     • Observing and being involved in clinical reviews, case conferences and meetings.
2. Being involved in Community based activities and events
   • • Supporting the planning of special community events such as important calendar dates or sports activities as required

For Social Work Students

• • A day in the life of this position includes working with the clinical team to support the recovery journey of residents by providing therapeutic interventions as required in a formal group setting, interacting with residents in informal activities like eating lunch together or supporting a project they are working on in the grounds of the facility.  Developing individual treatment plans and providing brief interventions in small focus groups. You will participate in clinical reviews and clinical supervision.

For Diploma Students

• • A day in the life of this position includes working with the clinical team to support the recovery journey of residents by observing and supporting therapeutic interventions as required in a formal group setting, interacting with residents in informal activities like eating lunch together or supporting a project they are working on in the grounds of the facility.  Helping to develop individual treatment plans and supporting brief interventions in small focus groups. You will participate in clinical reviews and clinical supervision.

To apply for a student this placement please apply here. Students interested in other sites can make additional applications to the specific adverts on Odyssey House's website.

Please click here for the position description.

Please ensure that your covering letter responds to the key selection criteria, which is in the position descriptor, and that all required documentation is uploaded at the time of application. We are unable to consider applications that do not follow the outlined process.