Social Workers - Care and Protection, Napier/Wairoa
Your ability to overcome barriers and skill to drive positive outcomes will put you in good stead for this challenging and hugely rewarding role.
Summary about this job
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services
Company: Oranga Tamariki
Location: Hawkes Bay
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +64-4-804-5998
Fax: +64-9-488-5144
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Detail information about job Social Workers - Care and Protection, Napier/Wairoa. Terms and conditions vacancy
Job ID: 24858
- Permanent, 40 hours per week
- Focus on the wellbeing of children and young people in NZ
At our Napier site, we work alongside our community partners to bring about positive outcomes for our children, young people and their whānau. We have opportunities for qualified social workers to join our care and protection team. We work from a strengths based perspective and we are fully committed to achieving positive change for the children, young people and their families in this community.
Our Care and Protection Social Workers at Oranga Tamariki manage a variety of tasks using the latest strengths-based practice tools and assessment frameworks; you will work hard to get quality outcomes for mokopuna and whānau.
A big part of your day will be working with children and young people and ensuring their voices are heard, completing assessments, reports and formal Family Court documents, creating plans, completing referrals, participating in family group conferences and partnering with other agencies, stakeholders and the community to get the best outcomes.
Your ability to overcome barriers and skill to drive positive outcomes will put you in good stead for this challenging and hugely rewarding role.
In return we can offer you:
- a salary between $46,867 - $79,015 (commensurate with skills and experience)
- a challenging and rewarding career
- on-going training and regular supervision
- commitment to the highest standards of strengths-based social work.
Preference is given to those who have:
- ability to quickly build rapport with tamariki and rangitahi
- great written and verbal communication skills (you will need to write court reports)
- resilient, motivated and driven character
- flexibility to work after hours duty roster
- good computer navigation and typing skills
- full clean valid driver's licence without conditions.
You must have a Social Work Qualification recognised by the New Zealand Social Work Registration Board (SWRB) or full registration with SWRB and ability to obtain an Annual Practising Certificate (APC).
If you think you have what it takes, and are totally committed to doing what's right for children and young people, and helping them to grow up safe and strong, then we'd love to hear from you.
Applications close: Sunday 29 July 2018
How to apply:
Please apply with your CV and Cover Letter via:
Internal Employees – please apply through your myHR portal at work.
External Candidates – (including MSD employees) only applications received directly through our Oranga Tamariki careers page
For further information, please contact Donna MacNicol, [email protected]
To view the Position Description, click here:
http://www.msd.govt.nz/hr/documents/position-descriptions/mvcot/social-worker-pd.docx