Occupational Therapist Support Worker

1 week ago

Porirua, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Nau mai, haere mai ki Ūpoko ki te uru hauora.

**Location**: Ratonga Rua-O, Porirua Campus

**Service**: Intellectual Disability Service, Porirua

**Contract**: Permanent, full time (40 Hours per week)

**Salary**: Based on Experience
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
Are you looking for your next career move, where no two days are same? Well then look no further
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
ID Forensic Services has adult, youth and community services. National Individualised Service unit is a new service with 6 beds for people with an Intellectual Disability and/or mental health disorders. Haumietiketike is a regional intellectual disability secure forensic unit which has 11 beds. The Cottages have a total of 8 beds and are located next to Haumietiketike which is on the Ratonga-Rua-o-Porirua campus in Porirua.
Hikitia Te Wairua is the national intellectual disability secure forensic youth unit which has 6 beds. Hikitia Te Wairua is co-located with the Youth Acute Inpatient Mental Health Inpatient Unit (Rangatahi) and the National Secure Youth Forensic Unit (Nga Taiohi) in the Centre of Excellence at Kenepuru Hospital.
Moū - About you
Someone well suited to this position would have experience/knowledge with some of the following practical skills which will be used working alongside our clients individually or in groups:

- Must have at least level 3 NZQA National Certificate in Community Health Support Services (or equivalent qualification).
- Good written and oral English skills
- Have good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be flexible and adaptable and have excellent time management skills.
- Have the ability to work under direction and also be proactive in carrying out tasks independently and in a culturally safe way.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in stressful and changing situations.
- Basic group facilitation skills.
- Basic problem solving skills.
- Some care giving background.
- Mental health and intellectual disability experience.
- Able to set own values aside
- The skills to undertake craft, gardening, carpentry/mechanical projects with clients.
- The ability to run activity based groups for service users and work one on one as required
- Demonstrate a commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi.
- Hold a full drivers - licence.
- Must be able to pass a police and MOJ check and have no criminal convictionsE 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
Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed

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