Kia hiwa ra!
Are you a Clinician/Therapist looking for a change or a new challenge?
Do you want to work with a team that is supportive, collaborative, and passionate about making a difference in the community?
Our guiding vision is He hapori waatea taitookai - A community free from sexual harm.
About Stop
Stop is a well-respected social services agency that provides its services across the South Island. We are a specialist provider of high-quality evidence-based community assessment and intervention services for children, adolescents and adults who have shown concerning sexual behaviour or who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour (HSB). At Stop we provide tailored therapeutic interventions which have been shown to make a positive difference in the lives of our clients, their families, and in turn their communities.
At Stop we understand the importance of working together to achieve our vision to have a community free from sexual harm. We are embracing te ao Maori values as a vehicle to drive our work and would welcome experience in expressions of manaakitanga, rangatiratanga, kotahitanga and whanaungatanga.
Stop recognises and values individuality and bringing your authentic self to the workplace. We are open to applicants from an array of therapeutic backgrounds, skills, and experience. If you don't think your experience perfectly aligns, please don't rule yourself out, we would be keen to hear from you.
About the role
Stop is looking for a Specialist Clinician, to join our Adolescent Service in Christchurch. The role will be between 32-40 hours per week.
The role involves the delivery of therapeutic assessment and intervention for adolescents who have been referred for harmful sexual behaviour. We use a strengths-based trauma-informed, psychosocial framework to provide a combination of individual, group therapy and family support with government and community agencies, as required.
The successful applicant will have the following attributes, skills, and experience:
Qualification in counselling, social work, psychology or equivalent.
Knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Strong knowledge of te ao Maori values will be an advantage.
Experience working with HSB and issues related to trauma is preferred but not essential.
An ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and work professionally alongside other social service agencies.
Excellent communication, relationship and organisational skills and enjoys contributing to a strong and reflective team.
About the benefits
We offer competitive salaries and many staff benefits including flexible work options, five weeks annual leave, individual medical insurance cover, ongoing training and development opportunities and the chance to make a real, genuine impact in the community.
If you choose to join Stop you will receive comprehensive support regardless of your level of experience in the area of HSB through induction, ongoing training and supervision, and utilising our semi structured intervention approach.
Applications are reviewed and processed as they are received so don't delay in applying today.
You can also visit our website to learn more about the amazing work we do and to view a full Position Description:
https://www.stop.org.nz/careers
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