Kaitaupua Oranga Hinengaro Mental Health Coordinator

Are you a registered Health Professional under the HPCA or a Registered Social Worker and hold a current practicing certificate in New Zealand?
- Do you have experience in mental health, supporting people from a range of backgrounds and cultures, particularly young adults?
- Have you got demonstrated experience in risk assessment and crisis intervention?

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role**

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting an experienced mental health practitioner to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. The Mental Health Coordinator (MHC) supports the work of clinicians at Mauri Ora - Student Health and Counselling and other university staff, managing students identified as being at risk, and work collaboratively to develop effective responses for these students. Students at risk are those who develop mental health problems, are behaving in concerning or disruptive ways, are at risk of contemplating or attempting suicide and require holistic and coordinated assessment and care.

As appropriate, the MHC provides risk assessment, brief counselling and support crisis management and recovery planning by liaising with university partners, primary care, and secondary mental health services. The MHC also provides consultation and guidance to university community and contributes to preventative and holistic programmes to support students’ welfare and safety.

**Ō pūmanawa - About you**

You must:

- Have a University Degree or Post graduate qualification in mental health, allied health (e.g. Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Psychology or related discipline).
- Be a Registered Health Professional under the HPCA (Health Practitioner Competence Assurance Act 2003) or a Registered Social Worker (Social Worker Legislation Act 2019) and hold a current practicing certificate in New Zealand.
- Have demonstrated experience in mental health, supporting people from a range of backgrounds and cultures, particularly young adults.
- Have experience and interest in working with Māori and Pasifika students and cultural models of wellbeing.

Ideally, you will have the following:

- Experience in the provision of consultation to a wide range of partners, both with clinical and non-clinical backgrounds.
- Experience in collaborative and multidisciplinary care and case coordination.
- Experience in the provision of mental health assessment and outreach.
- Experience in the provision of mental health promotion/preventative services.
- Experience in providing holistic mental health assessments and delivering a range of therapeutic approaches including solution focused, brief / short-term models of counselling.
- Proven ability to provide therapy using an approach that is non-judgemental, flexible, empathic, and sensitive to cultural, religious differences, gender, and sexual orientation.
- Knowledge and experience in the tertiary sector and an understanding of the Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners Code of Practice.
- Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows computer desktop environment.

**Ētahi kōrero hai āwhina i a koe - Why you should join our team**

We are a collegial team from a variety of cultural and professional backgrounds. We cultivate regular professional and social connections to foster a supportive and warm atmosphere. We offer competitive salary, and our team benefits include:

- 5 professional development days and individual professional development budget (FTE pro rata).
- In-house professional development sessions on cultural and clinical topics.
- Fortnightly external clinical supervision (FTE pro rata) & fortnightly in-house peer supervision.
- Professional indemnity insurance and annual registration (FTE pro rata).

As a VUW Staff, you will have access to Unisaver advantageous superannuation scheme. In addition, you will also benefit from University Holidays and staff discounts and packages. If you are curious, eager to work in a tight knit team and have a great sense of community you will fit right in If this sounds like the environment for you, we would be delighted to hear from you.

This role requires safety checking through the police vetting system under the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.