Community Mental Health and Addictions Support

**Where you’ll be working**: Manaaki Centre Thames (with opportunities across Whitianga, Coromandel and Paeroa bases)

**The dtails**: Fixed term - full time positions (consideration given to part time)
- **Be part of the national transformation in Health**
- **Live and Work in the amazing Hauraki-Coromandel**

**The Coromandel Peninsula, Te Tara-O-Te-Ika-A-Māui, is renowned for its pristine beaches, misty forests and laid-back vibe which offers a wealth of nature-based activities and attractions for the whole whānau.**

In addition to working with a group of friendly and welcoming staff, you can enjoy being surrounded by the mountains, the bush and the sea - while still having three major cities within easy reach.

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

We are currently seeking Community mental health support workers with a passion for innovation and delivering services differently to join us in further development of the Hauraki Rural North Community mental health and addictions teams - providing community based services for individuals that require specialist mental health and addictions support. This opportunity for 6 months fixed term is to trial implementation of a different way of delivering our business as usual supports in secondary mental health and addictions services.

The purpose of this position is to provide practical support to tangata whaiora who access our service and to provide support to clinical staff who deliver those services.

Responsibilities of the role:

- work under the guidance and supervision of a registered health professional
- undertake duties in a professional and trustworthy manner

**Click here** to view the position description.**
- (Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)_

**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

Working closely with Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki, we cover the continuum of care from primary-level community healthcare to advanced, highly specialised, secondary care, including Infant Child and Adolescent, Adult Mental Health, Addictions Services from several locations. We aim to deliver mental health and wellbeing care in our locality that improves outcomes for Māori and wellbeing for all whānau.

The multidisciplinary team is a strong, collaborative team that is based in Thames, working Monday to Friday. The successful applicant will be welcomed as a valued member of the multidisciplinary team which has a strong focus on collaboration and tangata whaiora and whanau centric care. We pride ourselves on a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible and promotes a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our staff and whānau. We encourage Māori applicants, other ethnicities, and all genders to work in our service.

**Mōu | About you**

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

- Be open to learning and engage in development opportunities
- Be able to work using the guiding principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
- Have well developed time management skills with the ability to co-ordinate personal and team tasks in an efficient and organised manner
- Be computer literate and have the ability to complete documentation, both written and electronic
- Have a current full drivers licence
- Have proven experience as a mental health assistant

Nau mai, haere mai - come join us at Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ, Waikato - Mental Health and Addictions.

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**
- Whakamana - Give and earn respect
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me
- Mauri Pai - Fair play
- Whakapakari - Growing the good
- Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serv