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Senior Social Worker, Tamaki Oranga Recovery Centre
Posted on March 20, 2025
- Auckland City, New Zealand
- No Salary information.
- Full Time
Full Time, Permanent
Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
The Opportunity:
Are you an experienced and passionate Social Worker looking to take the next step in your career? Join Tamaki Oranga Recovery Centre, a purpose-built inpatient rehabilitation facility providing specialist mental health services for men with high and complex needs.
About Tamaki Oranga Recovery Centre:
- 20-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit serving the wider Auckland region and Northland.
- Strengths-based, recovery-focused approach to mental health rehabilitation.
- Multidisciplinary team providing holistic and culturally responsive care.
- Committed to supporting patients in transitioning back into the community.
As a Senior Social Worker Clinician, you will:
- Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions.
- Work in partnership with service users and whaanau/partners in care.
- Lead and support high standards of clinical practice and service development.
- Offer advocacy, care coordination, and family support.
- Contribute to quality improvement, staff mentoring, and research activities.
Essential:
- Registered NZ Social Worker with a current Annual Practising Certificate.
- Minimum 5 year’s experience as a social worker in mental health and addiction services.
- Strong clinical leadership skills and experience mentoring and supervising others.
- Knowledge of Maaori models of care, community resources, and service networks.
- A full NZ driver’s licence.
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to apply
To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. To view the job description, please click here.
For more information, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre at 092760044 ext 58680 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.
Job Number: CMH202514946
Applications Close: 03 April 2025
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.
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