Care and Protection Coordinator

Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children currently have an exciting **6 month fixed term/secondment, fulltime** opportunity for a Family Group Conference (FGC) Coordinator based in the Canterbury region to join our Canterbury Coordinator Team - a passionate and innovative team where relationships are built on mutual trust and respect. This position may be required to work across the four metro sites within Christchurch.

Aotearoa is internationally recognised as a world leader in Family Group Conferences, as an FGC Coordinator you will be part of a team who is responsible for managing this complex and challenging process.

We're offering a competitive salary for this position starting from **$84,491** to **$98,674**, depending on experience.

**Mo te tunga**| About the**role**

In this role you will be expected to operate in a supportive role in order to help achieve our goals and demonstrate our values.

This role will see you working as an integrated part of the communities within the Christchurch Metro areas facilitating care and protection related FGC's. Working closely with tamariki, rangatahi and their wh nau in a relational, inclusive, and restorative way, you will be supporting the creation of plans to meet identified needs through decision-making focused on the best interests of tamariki rangatahi and their whanau. This is a challenging role so you will require strong facilitation and mediation skills to ensure all decisions are in the best interest for the tamariki/rangatahi's safety and protection.

To be considered for this role, you will need to be relational, dynamic, agile, and have well-developed communication skills. Having the ability to influence and motivate transformative change within a complex environment will be the key to your success. Having resilience, planning skills, and self-motivation will be advantageous.

**Ng pumanawatanga ou | What you will bring**

Key requirements of the role include:

- Previous social service experience
- Strong community networks with an ability to connect and build strong trusting relationships with tamariki, rangatahi, wh nau and community.
- Experience in mediation and negotiation and the ability to understand complex dynamics
- Ability to self-direct and manage your own workload with excellent organisational skills.
- Well-developed communication skills as you will be engaging with a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- High level of interpersonal skill set and ability to be relational with whanau and professionals
- To champion the principles of the Oranga Tamariki Cultural Practice Framework and have a good understanding of The Oranga Tamariki Act
- Understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural practices in particular; knowledge of tikanga M ori, and Pacific peoples' culture
- Upholding the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and demonstrating this in your practice
- A valid and clean New Zealand's drivers' licence

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

**Mo m tou | About us**

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

Our vision is to ensure New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapu, iwi and M ori organisations.

Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children has a commitment of 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.

**Me pehea te tuku tono | How to Apply**
- 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._