Social Worker

19 hours ago

Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Social Worker - Papakura**
- Permanent position available at our Papakura Site
- We're offering a competitive salary starting from $81,206 to $97,557, depending on experience

**About the role | Mō te tūnga**

In order to make positive changes in the lives of children and families in our community, we need people like you who have knowledge, experience and are passionate about the wellbeing of children. Join a team with big hearts and a passion for getting things right for its children, young people and community. You can be part of a positive and supportive team and help children and young people be safe, strong and thrive.
- Hear tamariki and rangatahi voices and support them or their whānau to make positive changes
- Work with various cultural groups and people from different backgrounds
- Complete full assessments on the tamariki, rangatahi and whānau
- Be able to hold and facilitate a hui, with a focus on supporting whānau to grow their capacity to care for their tamariki and rangatahi
- Be involved in planning and delivering interventions to maintain tamariki and rangatahi within their whānau
- Work alongside partners in our community, non-government organisations and state sector agencies
- Be an advocate on behalf of tamariki and rangatahi to ensure they have the support and resources needed to reach their full potential

**What you will bring | Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu**
- A full, clean, current driver's licence
- Full registration with New Zealand's Social Work Registration Board (SWRB) and Current practicing certificate
- A social worker qualification recognised by the SWRB
- Recent and relevant experience with Oranga Tamariki and one of our Social Worker roles
- Empathy, patience and ability to see past what someone may be struggling with
- Experience within the child protection sector, preferably within NZ
- The ability to analyse and prepare social work and other plans e.g. financial
- Able to demonstrate sound judgement and organisational skills
- The ability to manage risk and make tough decisions

**What's in it for you | Nōu te rourou**

**Mō mātou | About us**

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do.

We are committed to ensuring that New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapū, iwi and Māori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.

We are committed to putting **tamariki** first, we believe **aroha** is vital, we respect the **mana** of people, we are **tika** and **pono**, we value **whakapapa** and we recognise that **oranga** is a journey.
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- If you are interested in any of our vacancies, please ensure that you make yourself familiar with our code of conduct as it sets out our expectations for our kaimahi and requires you to present at work free from the influences of both drugs and alcohol._

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