Fixed Term/Full Time is an option if this suits, the term negotiable up to one year, with the core role being Permanent/Part Time (32 hours a week)
Are you passionate about supporting our Rangatahi and Tamariki to thrive? Are you an excellent communicator with the ability to connect with our young people? If so, this could be your ideal role…
As a quality Maori health and wellness service working across Te Tau Ihu, our vision at Te Piki Oranga is to Revitalise whanau for their future - Me whakahaumanu te mana o te whanau a, ka haere whakamua. Our mission to support whanau to achieve greater hauora, to thrive, underpins everything we do: Ma te huruhuru ka rere te manu - A bird is adorned with its plumage in order that it may take flight, knowing that when they need us, we will be there throughout all stages of their life.
Te Piki Oranga is looking for a permanent part-time (32 hours a week), Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinician (CAMHS) to join our Wairau/Blenheim team. The option to increase these hours to full time (40 hours a week) on a fixed term basis of up to one year may also be available.
You will work closely with Te Whatu Ora, other ministries and NGOs, and be an integral part of a kaupapa Maori wellness team of CAMHS Pukenga Manaaki/Whanau Navigators and Clinicians, nurses, AOD and Kaupapa Maori clinicians and social workers dedicated to making a difference for our whanau.
Our team is focused on supporting whanau to realize their potential and to facilitate more equitable health and social outcomes for Maori. We work closely with other health and hapori/community services to deliver best fit options, tailored to what whanau need, now and into the future.
Some of the important mahi you will be involved in
Provide a recovery-oriented community-based assessment, treatment and therapy service that is accessible, integrated, coordinated and responsive to whanau needs.
Build relationships with your whanau as a trusted, innovative advocate and clinician, enabling them to achieve their hauora goals, both individually and as a wider whanau.
Advocate on behalf of your whanau with Nelson/Marlborough Te Whatu Ora Clinical Services and other organisations in relation to crisis responsiveness, risk identification and medication management, managed withdrawal, and psychological and other interventions.
Embark on exciting learning and development pathways, both professionally and in ongoing development of cultural competency.
Work as a team to deliver tailored solutions from a Te Ao Maori perspective.
Develop and maintain collaborative and innovative relationships within our service and across our communities.
Champion opportunities for whanau to increase equity of access and engagement and promote diversity and inclusion across all services.
What we are looking for from you to be successful in this role
Passionate about supporting tamariki and rangatahi to thrive.
Knowledge of Te Reo me ona tikanga is desirable; support to develop cultural competency on the job in a safe environment to do so is essential to our way of working.
Experience working with whanau and/or within a Maori organisation would be an advantage, as will an understanding of Maori models of practice in health or related fields.
Drive to collaborate, enabling effective and constructive relationships.
A commitment to continuous improvement and a solution-focused approach.
Being adaptable, flexible and keen to learn - every day is different and brings different opportunities and at times, challenges.
Physical, mental and emotional resilience along with a commitment as a key member of our team to constructively address and overcome challenges as they arise.
Experience in mental health and working with tamariki and rangatahi.
Understanding of Child protection legislation and approach.
Candidates from a variety of clinical pathways are invited to apply
Registered Nurse, Counsellor or allied health professional with PG Dip in Child Adolescent Mental Health or, for the right candidate, comparable experience with a commitment to undertake further study.
A full driver's licence is essential, and the successful candidate must be able to pass a safety check under the Vulnerable Children's Act 2004.
Who we are…
To tell you a little more about us, we are a dynamic, passionate Maori health and wellbeing team, who are very committed to improving outcomes for Maori, by improving their experience in the health and social services sectors within our communities. The team is friendly and supportive, valuing good humor and our connections with each other. We are very proud of what we do, how we do it and what our whanau achieve. If this is a role that sounds like a great fit for you, then apply today.
We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our whanau, and we welcome candidates from every ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age and those with a disability or who have lived experience.
Whanau are our focus, and this includes with our kaimahi as well as those whanau we support within our service. Our kaimahi are also whanaungatanga and so our connections with each other are a fundamental and tangible element of working within our organisation.
For us a whanau centered workplace looks like Tangi Leave and Ten days Sick Leave (including to support your whanau), available from the start of your employment with us; support to develop professionally and to undertake study and obtain NZQA hauora based qualifications; study opportunities in innovative and transformative kaupapa Maori models of care; supervision (qualified, experienced and independent support) for every kaimahi to support their hauora and personal development; a confidential external Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), available to all kaimahi to assist in navigating life's challenges including support with financial, professional, whanau, mental, emotional and other challenges. A comprehensive site-based induction beginning from day one and an introduction to our wider organisation through our Whanaungatanga Programme alongside your fellow kaimahi hou/new kaimahi.
We live our values, and we support you to live these values as well; Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Rangatiratanga, Kaitiakitanga Wairuatanga, and Kotahitanga. Please see our website for more information about what we do, who we are, and how we work. www.tpo.org.nz
Don't meet every requirement? At Te Piki Oranga we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you're excited about this role but your CV doesn't align perfectly with our Job Description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the kaimahi we've been searching for.
Applications for this role will remain open until filled. We encourage you to get applications in early if you are interested.
Please email Caroline Sainty ****** for an Application Form and Job Description and return with your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role.
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