Rangatahi Social Worker

1 week ago

Whakatane, New Zealand PeopleHQ Full time

**Experience working with rangatahi and whānau required**:

- ** Leading Kawerau organisation making a difference in the community**:

- ** Work with a team who put Kaupapa Māori at the forefront of practice**

**About Us**
Established in 1996, Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau Hauora provides top-notch health, education, and social services to all residents within the rohe of Tuwharetoa ki Kawerau and the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

**He aha te tūnga | About the role**
The Rangatahi Social Worker will actively engage with rangatahi (youth) to deliver early intervention, education, and prevention services aimed at reducing the uptake of alcohol, methamphetamine, and other drugs. This role focuses on empowering rangatahi through education, support, and navigation to holistic services that integrate cultural practices. The Rangatahi Social Worker will collaborate closely with the Pou Oranga Whaiora Community and Rangatahi Educator to deliver impactful workshops, outreach activities, and events across the rohe to build resilience and protective factors among rangatahi.

Underpinned by tikanga values, this role offers the real opportunity to make a difference to tamariki in our rohe and will be rewarding and exciting.

**Key Responsibilities of the role include**:

- Meet all service delivery requirements of programme
- Manage referrals and complete required assessments
- Develop and deliver educational workshops and outreach activities to promote awareness of the risks associated with alcohol, methamphetamine, and other drugs
- Conduct screening and brief interventions for rangatahi at risk of substance use.
- Provide individual and group counselling and support services
- Facilitate group activities to build resilience and protective factors among rangatahi
- Plan, design and collaborate events and activities targeting rangatahi across the rohe
- Foster strong networks with hapū, iwi, rangatahi groups, kura kaupapa Māori, health, and external agencies
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, local employers, agencies and community providers
- Complete reporting requirements efficiently.
- Bachelor of Social Work or related field
- Registration with a relevant professional body (or working towards)
- Experience working with rangatahi preferably in substance abuse or other related fields
- Case management experience
- Experience working with children on a one-to-one basis
- Previous experience working in a diverse organisation in a similar role
- Strong understanding of TKKH and the Eastern Bay of Plenty communities
- Current valid full drivers licence
- Excellent negotiation and advocacy skills
- Strong relationship and network management skills
- Organisational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Appreciation of Te Reo Māori and understanding of tikanga Māori

You will be professional, trustworthy, confidential, and a team player. Having strong leadership and vision and respect for diverse backgrounds, cultures and individual values are essential qualities too.

**Why Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau Hauora?**
With a vision of Ko te noho ōranga o te whānau, o te tinana, o te hinengaro, o te wairua, e tau ai te mauri mō ngā tāngata katoa. Whānau wellbeing is the unity of body mind and spirt the life force for all people and drives what they do.

**RECRUITMENT INFORMATION**

**_Confidentiality assured._

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