Aod Recovery Practitioner – Palmerston North

We have an opportunity for an AOD Recovery Practitioner to join our Palmerston North Mental Health and Addictions Team.

What we can offer you:

An excellent working environment

Rewarding work where you can make a positive difference to the people you support and the wider community

Extensive on-boarding and ongoing training

Study days and MASH Day

Career growth and advancement

Free yearly flu vaccination

MASH Trust is a leading provider of disability, mental health, and addiction services. We have services throughout the lower North Island with over 550 staff and volunteers.

We work as one team, empowering each other to promote community inclusion and self-determination for those we walk alongside.

We are seeking an experienced registered health professional to join our Palmerston North Team as an AOD Recovery Practitioner working in a permanent role Monday to Friday. This role can be either full time or part time.

You will:

Hold a registration under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance (HPCA) Act or have a recognized qualification with a current registration and annual practicing certificate.

Work towards a relevant degree and obtaining DAPAANZ Registration.

Follow the principles of Enabling Good Lives and Whanau Ora.

Be culturally responsive and honor Te Tiriti principles of Rangatiratanga.

Have a good sense of humour.

Provide comprehensive clinical assessments and deliver tailored therapeutic interventions.

Have experience working in the mental health and addictions sector or a related field with an understanding of professional boundaries and practice ethics.

Have an understanding of group dynamics and be confident in facilitating therapeutic groups.

Have a thorough understanding and ability to apply motivational interviewing techniques and various counselling modalities.

Applications for the above roles will be reviewed as they are received so the role may close earlier if the right applicant is found. MASH Trust is not an accredited Employer and therefore cannot use The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) process.

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