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Psychologist/counsellor

3 months ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Red Cross Full time
Posted: 15/04/2024

Closing Date: 29/04/2024

Job Type:
Permanent - Full Time

Location:
Wellington

Job Category:
Community Services and Development,Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical,Voluntary, Charity & Social Work

About the New Zealand Red Cross
We are guided by our Fundamental Principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

We help people and communities in New Zealand, the Pacific and around the world in times of need and support them in strengthening their resilience.


Starting with the hiring process, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment where everyone can reach their full potential.

We encourage all qualified persons who share our values and want to contribute to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace to apply.


Why work with us?

  • Be part of a team that shares your passion.
  • Our organisation is made up of diverse and dedicated individuals.
  • We value our employees as much as we value their work.

Diversity, inclusion and belonging
We strive to provide an environment where all staff and volunteers can thrive and have a sense of belonging
- at a systemic, procedural, and individual level. We are committed to represent the communities we serve and to increase diversity throughout our people and leadership.

Work that benefits you
Creating a flexible and healthy work environment for our teams is important to us.

We offer a wide range of in person and virtual roles to suit different operational needs, for casual and / or short-term contracts to full-time, permanent positions.

Our benefits differ based on contract type and job level.

Work / life balance
We want our team to flourish in their roles at work—and in the many other roles in their lives. Offering flexible virtual/hybrid work for some roles allows our staff to balance their personal and professional priorities.

In addition to a competitive salary package we offer, career development, annual flu vaccination, discounts on Southern Cross health insurance, five weeks annual leave.


Here are some ways we encourage this:
Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds, Takatāpui and Rainbow Network, Rōpū Hāpai Māori

  • Green Team sustainability network bringing together diverse knowledge to strength the sustainability of New Zealand Red Cross and the people we serve.
  • The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours.
  • Development opportunities in te reo Māori me ngā tikanga.

Psychologist/Counsellor

Wellington - Permanent Full -Time (37.5 hours per week).

About the role - Kōrero mō te tūranga
The Psychotherapist focuses on direct clinical work with former refugees.

They provide clinical and needs assessment, support, counselling, therapy and referral to specialist health providers as well as advocacy, in conjunction with a range of national and local government agencies.

The Counsellor/Psychotherapist may also provide some consultation, liaison, training and support to other agencies that have refugee clients.

In this role you will:

  • Screen clients to determine their eligibility for RTR services;
  • Assess clients for the type and urgency of the service required;
  • Provide clients with culturally appropriate, goalfocused therapeutic interventions;
  • Provide care coordination, ensuring clients are involved fully in decisionmaking related to their care;
  • Advocate on behalf of clients to ensure full access to rights, services and resources;
  • Encourage refugee communities to initiate selfcare programmes;
  • Provide specialised knowledge and advice at care consultation meetings and into individual case discussions;
  • Provide specialist supervision and clinical advice to community and generic health services;
  • Cofacilitate therapeutic groups with clinical staff of other agencies.

Who are we looking for? - Mā‎ wai te mahi nei?

To be successful you will have:

  • A sound understanding of the refugee settlement process;
  • Knowledge of trauma processes, grief and loss issues, mental health disorders and issues including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, and somatisation of symptoms;
  • Understanding of New Zealand health and welfare structures and legal frameworks (e.g., Privacy Act, Health Privacy Code, Health and Disability Commissioner Act, etc) and their implications for health agencies;
  • Experience in a role or roles where all or most of the following skills have been successfully demonstrated;
  • A qualification, or a qualification and work experience, that meets the Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand's registration criteria;
  • Registration with the Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand;
  • Ability to work crossculturally, including rapport building with clients of different ethnic backgrounds;
  • Excellent networking and advocacy skills particularly with mainstream service providers: govern