He kōrero mō te tūranga - The role

Based in Te Awamutu, Tokoroa, Te Kuiti, or Taumaranui, you will be responsible for providing clinical assessment and treatment for young people presenting with substance use issues and/or mental health issue. The service works within the principles of abstinence and harm reduction and in a holistic manner, recognising the multi-faceted problems that co-exist with AOD addiction. You will be a resilient natural leader, approachable, happy to support and offer guidance to colleagues, and most importantly who a Service Manager can trust and rely on. Young people are supported to work towards their holistic goals by your integration of clinical expertise and competencies, with recovery approaches. Completing client pathway administration is also a large part of the role.

He kōrero mōu - About you

Sometimes faced with challenging behaviour you'll utilise your calmness to engage and empathise with whānau and be quick to think on your feet with how to deal with situations when whānau become unwell and are in need of support. You will need to be flexible and happy to pick up "hands on" duties. Being able to demonstrate assertiveness, accountability and compassion for people and encourage them to change is really important to this role. The ability to coach and mentor staff and communicate effectively will also be beneficial. You'll need the following:

• A current registration with a professional body covered by HPCA 2003 Act, Social Work or DAPAANZ Registration, and have a current APC
• Post qualifying experience working within the Mental Health/AO Sector
• Resilience and strong personal and professional boundaries
• A calm and patient approach to challenges you may face
• Knowledge and experience of working in a residential setting would be beneficial
• A current full New Zealand driver's licence
• The right to work in New Zealand

Ko tā mātou mahi - We offer

Not will you be apart of an amazing whanau here at EaseUp, but you will also have an experienced, humorous, supportive service manager, who is dedicated to developing you into your next step. With Emerge being a national organisation this is easily accomplished. We offer the following:

• Safe and supportive work environment where employees are valued
• Opportunity to part of a passionate new youth service
• A company that is committed to supporting professional development
• Join a great team of people who care about supporting and making a difference in the community
• You'll be rewarded by helping people to reach their goals - in return we'll also help you to reach yours