Social Worker
Company: Central Connect Whare Manaaki
Location: Waipukurau, Central Hawkes Bay Type: Permanent, full time 30 hours p/w
If you're passionate about making a lasting difference in our communities, this is the role for you.
We are looking for a qualified Social Worker to join our dedicated team.
With your expert skills in Social Work, your key responsibilities include:
- Working with clients to identify their needs using a strength-based, outcome focused approach.
- Working with individuals, children, youth, and family/whanau who present with a range of challenges and be able to work holistically building on individual strengths and promote whanau well-being.
- Working with whanau experiencing the impacts of family violence with a focus on risk assessment and safety planning to create and support change for whanau safety and wellbeing.
- Keeping accurate client records to provide reports or material in a professional and timely manner.
- Work in a culturally inclusive way, with knowledge of tikanga Maori and demonstrate commitment to Te Tiriti O Waitangi.
- To ensure all social work support and advocacy services are provided within the professional standards and ethics as required by their professional associations.
Required Skills
- Holds tertiary qualifications in Social Work. (Ideally with minimum 2 years work experience)
- Registration/membership with the relevant professional body.
- Have an understanding and appreciation of teamwork and team dynamics with good communication skills.
- Have excellent interpersonal relationship skills.
- Have proficient computer skills including using outlook, excel and client management systems and data entry.
- Have good knowledge and understanding of the complexities of how family violence impacts family/whanau.
- Hold a current NZ driver’s license
Central Connect Whare Manaaki Social Services is committed to maintaining a healthy, harmonious, and caring team environment and providing high quality services to our clients and to our community.
If you want to be part of our dedicated team, knowing you are making a real difference in your local community and you have the skills and experience we are looking for
Please email Jackie to request an application form and forward your cover letter, including an up-to-date CV email: manager@centralconnect.co.nz
(We request that all applications are emailed).
Applicants for this position will have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
