Group Facilitator

**Full Time**:

- **Application Closes 24 Oct 2024**:

- **Wellington - Upper Hutt City**:

- **Community and Social Service Specialist**

**Join a values-based organisation supporting our local communities**

**Ongoing training and development + dedicated and supportive team**

**36 hours per week + health insurance scheme + retailer discounts**

**Mo matou** - **About Us**

PSC is a charity incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957. While we operate as a separate entity to the Presbyterian Church, our name is a celebration of our beginnings, our heritage and the values we share.

PSC’s services for the Upper Hutt community are provided by Family Works, while our services for older people are provided by Enliven. Family Works is one of New Zealand's largest NGOs providing integrated social services for the whole community. Our Family Works services support children, young people, families and communities who have experienced trauma, family violence, separation, poverty, stress and anxiety, to have a safer and brighter future.

Family Works programmes include social work; support with families experiencing family violence; ongoing counselling support to adults, couples, youth, children and families; group and individual programme for Tamariki and Wāhine who have experienced trauma; parenting programme; family dispute resolution.

**Mō te tūranga** - **About the role**

The Group Facilitator works 36 hours per week from our Upper Hutt office, focusing on adults and children and who are victims of family violence.

You will be involved with:

- Facilitating safety programmes, group life skills/parent education courses, support groups and other agreed group programmes.
- Developing and leading life skills/education and support group programmes for adults, young people and children.
- Preparing training resources and evaluation material.
- Evaluating course programmes, as well as building and maintaining key relationships within the community.

The role involves the provision of group work and related services to individuals, adults, adolescents, couples, families and whanau. You will be involved in working with children, families and individuals in a variety of settings including within the prison system.

**Mo koe** - **About You**

You will be knowledgeable, organised and have excellent communication skills. Your approach to your work will be with kindness, logic and above all, the drive to do right by the person. You will be confident and able to manage group dynamics and complexities effectively. You will be passionate about achieving great outcomes for the people you work with.

You will also:

- Have experience working with both adults and children and managing any risk from family harm.
- Be familiar with working in culturally diverse environments
- Be proactive and have good time management and computer skills
- Be able to manage a busy caseload and the associated reporting
- Be part of a supportive team who strive for excellence..

**What’s in it for me?**

Family Works offers a range of professional development opportunities, including training and development in mediation and group facilitation, and clinical supervision for other professionals.

We also offer:

- Reimbursement for registration fees
- Staff wellbeing as a priority, focusing on a different aspect of our personal health and wellbeing
- Māori cultural competency training, a 24-month internal module developed by Family Works’ talented team
- Region-wide Family Works events to promote connectedness and support
- Access to discounted healthcare cover and free employee assistance programmes
- A dedicated team of professionals that provide each other strong peer support and team ethic

**Applications**:
If you would like further information, contact Shelly Evans, Team Manager on (04) 528 4164.

Only those with the legal right to work in NZ may apply.