Military Style Academy Pilot

Tiro Whānui | Overview
We are more committed than ever to providing proactive, comprehensive care and support to young people. This includes both while they are in our care and after they transition back into the community.
To ensure we can deliver on our commitments, we are searching for passionate and engaged Social Workers in Papaioea/Palmerston North to join our Youth Justice group and support our upcoming work, including our Military Academy style pilot programme.
Our Social Workers are critical in helping to guide and shape our ways of working. They ensure that what we do reflects trauma-informed, therapeutic practice and provides an alternative pathway for youth offenders to help them thrive within their whānau and communities.
Our Youth Justice teams are focused on significantly improving the experience rangatahi have when placed into a care home or youth justice residence and improving their life outcomes. We want our teams to inspire sustained change by providing a therapeutic and mana enhancing experience, that ultimately reduces re-offending.

Mō te tūnga | About the role
The wellbeing of tamariki and rangatahi is everyone's responsibility. They deserve to feel safe, have their voices heard, and be surrounded by loving whānau and community. If these words capture why, you became a Social Worker, then you belong on the journey we're taking at Oranga Tamariki. We're looking for qualified, registered, and experienced social workers who want to make a real difference by putting rangatahi at the heart of everything we do.

**Social Worker responsibilities will include**:

- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to contribute to a culture of care within a therapeutic environment that is relational, restorative and inclusive.
- Provide social work services within a statutory residential setting that responds to the needs of rangatahi, and promotes their safety, wellbeing, and supports a reduction in offending.
- Support engagement with whānau throughout the stay of their rangatahi at the residence and support during transition from and back to their whānau and/or community.
- Rostered or variable hours position and you may be required to work periods during the weekend.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring
We are looking for experienced Social Workers who are passionate, caring and focussed on the growth and development of the rangatahi under our care in a residential environment.
You will have a sound knowledge and understanding of all systems that affect day to day care and support of rangatahi in care, and will be open minded about new, exciting and innovative approaches to residential care.
You will be part of a close-knit team enabling us to deliver an exciting and enhanced approach to Youth Justice and community integrated care for our rangatahi. Each team member will play a key role supporting the delivery of this exciting initiative/pilot, a key priority for Oranga Tamariki and the wider Government.

**To be successful in this role you must have**:

- A full, clean New Zealand driver's licence
- A Social Work qualification recognised by New Zealand's Social Worker Registration Board (SWRB)
- Provisional or Full registration with SWRB

Mō mātou | About us
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do.
Our vision is to ensure New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapū, iwi and Māori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment of putting tamariki first, we believe aroha is vital, we respect the mana of people, we are tika and pono, we value whakapapa and we recognise that oranga is a journey.

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you
Oranga Tamariki offer an impartial remuneration package, that offers progression annually for experience through tenure. Annual remuneration for this position starts between $81,206 and $97,557 dependant on experience. We offer a vibrant and supportive team, flexible work options and a genuine commitment to wellbeing. We offer significant training and professional development so that you can thrive and grow.

If you care about providing rangatahi with the aroha and support they need early on in life, you'll get immense satisfaction from being able to turn lives around and seeing the difference your mahi makes to our young Kiwi's. So, will you join us?

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply

If you are interested in any of our vacancies, please ensure that you make yourself familiar with our code of conduct as it sets out our expectations for our kaimahi and requires you to present at work free from the influences of both drugs and alcohol.