Counsellor

4 weeks ago


Auckland, New Zealand Harbour Hospice Full time

Work as part of our multidisciplinary team. Provide grief & loss counselling
Perform a privileged role in supporting patients and whanau
Permanent part time position working three days a week

Mou | For you
Our Harbour Hospice culture is built upon trust, connection, care and professional interactions that are delivered with our values at the core. Our values are more than words. They are the foundation of every interaction we have with patients, family, whanau, our community and each other. We welcome applications from all backgrounds who share our values of aroha (compassionate), tautikanga (professional), and mo te katoa (inclusive).
As a Counsellor, you'll be an important part of a professional and expert multidisciplinary team who collaborate and take pride in patient-centred, holistic care. You will be encouraged to embrace opportunities for growth, reflect on what has worked well and what could be improved, and share your learnings. We will support and provide tools for your wellbeing and will encourage working hours that make room for life outside work.
You will also get:

In-depth and tailored onboarding to suit your individual level of experience and expertise
Ongoing development opportunities including paid study leave
One hour per month of paid professional supervision
Access to pool cars for working in the community. Free onsite parking
Laptop and mobile phone provided

Best of all, you'll join an organisation where your work matters.
Mo te tunga | About the role
Our Family Support team provide holistic care to our patients, families and whanau in the community and in our in-patient units. We need a qualified Counsellor to join our Family Support team in a permanent part time position, to support patients and whanau with grief and bereavement counselling in individual, family, or group sessions. You will:

Receive referrals and assess the psychosocial needs of patients and whanau
Invite people to engage in the counselling relationship and give opportunities for them to share their experience
Provide face to face counselling services drawing on evidence-based practice such as narrative therapy
Play an active role in the multidisciplinary team, communicating cases clearly and contributing to patient management
Work with colleagues and external agencies to provide best support for family/whanau

This is a permanent part time position working 24 hours per week. Days can be negotiated.
He korero mou| About you
You have experience in palliative care and/or grief and loss counselling and a genuine interest in and affinity with the work of Hospice. We're looking for a special type of person who has the life skills and professional counselling experience to provide compassionate counselling services to patients and whanau. You will allow space for them to try talk about the issues they're facing and how to deal with the multitude of emotions, thoughts and feelings they are experiencing.
You will demonstrate:

A degree or post graduate qualification in counselling
Current practicing certificate from either the New Zealand Association of Counsellors or New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association
A willingness and openness to learning about and work with different cultures and perspectives including Te Ao Maori
A collaborative and motivated approach to working in teams
A natural curiosity and keenness to innovate and try new things

Ko matou tenei | About us
Harbour Hospice is one of the largest hospices in Aotearoa and has been caring for turoro (patients) and their family and whanau for more than 40 years. Every day we care for close to 400 people across the North Shore, Hibiscus Coast and Warkworth/Wellsford regions, supporting them at home, in one of our two inpatient units, or in community programmes offered at each of our three sites. Our specialist services, given free of charge, include medical care, spiritual, cultural, psychological and social support, physiotherapy, occupational and complementary therapy, social activities and more. We are a progressive organisation that puts each patient, whanau and family, our community and our people, at the heart of everything.
Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply
We encourage you share your true self in your CV and cover letter. Tell us what your motivations are and how your work and life experience align with our core values.
Please reach out to Peggy Newton, Recruitment Specialist via ****** with any questions, or to arrange a korero (chat) before you apply, if that is what you need from this process.
Applications close Sunday 10 November 2024
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and pre-employment checks including health screening where applicable, are part of our recruitment process.

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