Social Worker

6 days ago

Wellington Central, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District**
**Location**: Level 1, 113 Adelaide Road, Mt Cook, Wellington

**Service**: CADS, Tūhonohono - Addiction Services

**Contract**: Full-Time & Permanent

**Salary**: MECA Dependent

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

We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Community Alcohol and Drug Service (CADS) as a Case Manager.

The role of CADS is to provide case management support to adults who experience moderate - severe addiction issues, alongside moderate - severe mental health difficulties or associated physical health issues.

We have stable staffing levels and good workflow management, and this means that our caseloads are very low in relation to national averages. Our CADS Case Managers typically have between 10 to 15 people that they work directly with. These low caseloads mean that staff are able to be very intentional when working with clients -, can take on other roles of interest within the service, and work on their professional development.

**Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team**

CCDHB Tūhonohono Addiction Services is a multidisciplinary team comprising of nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, medical, and administration staff. We are a collective of skilled professionals that value working in a client and whānau centred manner, including cultural and community connections, to deliver high quality services. The team offers specialist services for adults experiencing addiction and mental health problems with a focus on providing evidenced-based interventions. We strive to create a climate of safety for ourselves and colleagues and have been found to be one of the most safe and supportive workplaces in CCDHB.

We are dedicated to staff development and run specialist in-service training, cultural supervision, and comprehensive orientation packages. Our staff are encouraged and supported to complete further education and have completed Post-Grad. Certificates in areas such as Nursing, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

**Moū - About you**

Talk about the skills and experience you want from this person

Duties
- Support client - s mental health and addiction needs.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Engage clients in their recovery journey.
- Work effectively with addiction and mental health difficulties.
- Undertake comprehensive assessments and planning.
- Work closely with other services and NGO - s.

Skills and experience

The successful applicant will have the following skills and attributes:

- Degree level Social Work qualification
- Registration with the SWRB
- Excellent communication skills.
- Team Player
- Ability to relate well to a wide variety of people.

**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply**

**Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai**

**By joining together we will succeed

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