Allied Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Allied Support Workers

  • 6 month Fixedterm roles available supporting our Social Workers
  • Positions are available across Aotearoa/New Zealand, 6month contract
  • Competitive salary starting from $66,371, depending on experience
  • We're looking for applicants who can accommodate minimum 20 hours per week, 5 full hours per day, days and times are flexible to sites requirements


Oranga Tamariki have exciting new opportunities available for those who are looking to change up and develop their career pathways.

You could be a student studying towards a relevant degree or someone who has experience related to the mahi we do in providing services to our tamariki and rangatahi.

The Allied Support Worker is a 6 month Fixed-term role, it is non-regulated and is not a Social Worker in training, or para-social worker.

The position does not undertake social work activities and does not have a case load.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

These roles will include providing our Social Workers with support for home visits, administration tasks and transporting Tamariki and rangatahi.

In this role, you will be working under the supervision of a team of social workers and supervisors and day to day responsibilities will include:

  • Providing support across a site on an ondemand basis based on the daytoday operating needs of the team.
  • Assisting social workers to enter case notes and other information into CYRAS and other information systems.
  • Safely transporting children and young people from one location to another such as appointments, school and sports as required under a social worker's direction and supervision.
  • Helping social workers in the set up and administrative tasks of Family Group Conferences (FGC) in the case of absenteeism of admin staff and coordinators.
  • Supporting and assisting social workers in the care of tamariki and rangitahi on occasions when out of school or waiting for placements.
  • Making necessary administrative arrangements for children in placement and/or programme transition under supervision of a social worker
  • Supporting children and young people at schools through settling in, returning after periods away.
  • Conduct supervised access/visitations by driving clients and supervising contacts, some weekends and afterhours is required.
  • Fostering cooperative working relations with internal colleagues and external partners and stakeholders.
Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring
We're looking for applicants with some of the following qualifications, skills and experience:

Qualifications:

  • An interest in, or studying towards relevant tertiary qualifications.
  • A clean, current full driver's licence is essential and a willingness to drive the Ministry's vehicles.

Experience:

  • Working in the community assisting or supporting people in need
  • Experience in dealing with emotional situations and being empathic to people's challenges and stresses
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to work in collaborative peer and other stakeholder relationships

Skills:

  • Intermediate level of competence across the Microsoft Suite
  • Well
- developed written and verbal communication skills and effective interpersonal skills

  • Able to maintain demeanour in emotionally complex situations
  • A calm professional demeanour, with the ability to maintain performance under stress
  • Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information in an appropriate manner
Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you

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