Mental Health Professional

2 weeks ago


Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Emerge Aotearoa Full time
Paid study leaves and other staff development opportunities.

  • Great staff benefits.
  • Be a part of supportive and high performing team.

He kōrero mō mātou | About Us
Emerge Aotearoa is a national provider of mental health, addiction, disability, offender rehabilitation, wellbeing, and housing services. We believe that everyone is capable of living full and rich lives in their communities of choice. In every aspect of our work, we are committed to helping whānau be the best they can be.

He kōrero mō te tūranga | The Role


As a Mental Health Professional, you'll provide wrap-around support to Tangata Whaiora in a hands-on capacity in a service that has a whanau orientated framework.

This is a varied role, and your day-to-day duties will depend on the number of Tangata Whaiora in the service.

This role with have you integrating your clinical expertise, knowledge, and competencies alongside recovery approaches to provide quality services to Tangata Whaiora and their family/whānau.


You will support Tangata Whaiora to work towards their personal goals and aspirations by using evidence based clinical interventions, professional skills, coaching and supporting other team members, working alongside, and supervising the service's peer support worker.

This is a full-time permanent position, working Monday to Friday. The role will be based in Tauranga.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

  • Establish rapport and maintain positive relationships with the Tangata Whaiora and family/whanau.
  • Provide clinical expertise within the service that both ensures and advocates for safe management and effective service provision to Tangata Whaiora.
  • Work in partnership with Tangata Whaiora so that they set challenging goals and have a plan to achieve their goals.
  • Assess and manage potential and actual client risks, ensuring appropriate documentation, reporting and communication.
  • Oversee Tangata Whaiora documentation from entry through to exit, including Client Pathway assessments and Support Needs Assessments.
  • Provide the information that clients require so that they are able to make informed choices.

He kōrero mōu | About You
We are looking for someone who is positive, flexible, vibrant, confident, and compassionate to work in our service. You'll need to bring your relevant experience, a flexible approach, and all your people skills. Importantly, you'll be open to new learning as part of ongoing professional development. You'll be known for your resilience and strong professional boundaries.

You'll also have a talent for taking a calm and patient approach to challenges and have an eye for spotting changes to behaviour and be able to respond appropriately to crisis situations.


To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Current registration with a professional body covered by HPCA 2003 Act, Social Work Registration, or DAAPANZ.
  • Preferably at least two year post qualifying experience within the Mental Health/AO sectors.
  • The ability to demonstrate knowledge and experience with creating personalised plans is a must for this role.
  • Demonstrated commitment to recovery values
  • Advanced communication and interpersonal skills
  • Should be eligible to work in New Zealand.
  • A current full driver's licence.

Ko tā mātou mahi | We offer

  • Learning, development, and training opportunities, inclusive of 510 paid study leave days.
  • Great staff benefits, including store discounts, and 3 days of wellbeing leave.
  • Fun events and activities with the team and the residents.
  • A supportive manager, and a team who celebrates success.

Me pēhea te tono mai | How to apply

  • Reference #
  • 3302 Posted on
  • 27 Jul 202 Closes on
  • 26 Aug :55
  • Location(s)
  • Whanganui, North Island, Northland, Auckland, Hamilton, Waikato / Bay of Plenty, North Auckland, Eastern Bay of Plenty, West Auckland, Rotorua, Central Auckland, Whakatane, East Auckland, Tauranga, South Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, Wairarapa, Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti Coast, Hutt Valley, Rest of Wellington, South Island, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, West Coast, Timaru, Dunedin, Wanaka, Invercargill
  • Expertise
  • Mental Health Practitioner
  • Job level(s)
  • Graduate (qualified, no experience)
  • Work type(s)
  • Permanent fulltime


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