Social Worker

**Fulltime, Permanent Social Worker positions available**:

- **Located at the Christchurch West Site**:

- **We're offering a competitive salary starting from $81,206 to $97,557, depending on experience**

**Mo te tunga | About the role**

There are different areas in which our Social Workers within the Services for Children and Families portfolio operate and these positions include;
- The Assessment and Intervention mahi, which includes completing assessments, working with whanau and partners to understand the risks, needs and oranga for tamariki. These roles also include engaging whanau to assess the need for a Family Group Conference (FGC) and providing support for whanau to reach the objectives of the FGC plan.
- Our Tamariki in Care teams work with tamariki, whanau, caregivers and partners where there are family court orders in place. To assess and plan their care, connection and identity ensuring they are growing up within loving whanau and communities where oranga can be realised.

Across our sites we are working with tamariki, rangatahi and their wh nau to make positive changes in our community. We need people who have knowledge, experience and who are deeply passionate about wh nau wellbeing.

Our Sites work hard to do things differently within the foundation of a wh nau led approach focused on awhi and supporting wh nau in mana-enhancing ways. We acknowledge that there is much work to do but we are up for it, our sites welcome** highly skilled social workers** who bring experience and are wanting to impart this knowledge with **newly graduated social** workers.

**Ng pumanawatanga ou | What you will bring**

Ideally you will have sound social work experience to contribute and build on and some other key requirements of these positions are:

- Full registration with New Zealand's Social Work Registration Board (SWRB) (provisional will be considered)
- A social worker qualification recognised by the SWRB
- A strong and genuine commitment to strength-based practice
- A full, clean, current driver's licence
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated resilience, problem solving techniques and flexibility
- Strong PC and Microsoft Office Suite skills with excellent report writing skills
- An authentic commitment to working alongside wh nau is essential
- Soft skills, emotional empathy, teamwork and leadership
- Understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural practices in particular; knowledge of tikanga M ori, and Pacific peoples' culture

**Mo m tou | About us**

Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do.
We are committed to ensuring that New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapu, iwi and M ori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.
We are committed to 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.

**Nou 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 to $97,557**dependant on experience.

**Me pehea 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.