Social Worker - Intellectual Disability Services

Social Worker

Intellectual Disability Services, Dunedin

Salary Band – $74,000 - $104,000 p.a pro rata + KiwiSaver

• 0.5 FTE (20hrs per week) permanent opportunity
• Competitive salary + KiwiSaver + on-site fitness facilities
• Access to regular supervision, professional development, and peer support

Mō te tūranga | About the role

• Apply evidenced based and best practice principles to underpin social work practice.
• Undertake appropriate social work assessments (including psychosocial and risk assessments) of the consumers and their family’s needs and situation.
• Exhibit effective assessment and counselling skills and be clinically competent.
• Understands the impact of family harm upon consumers and their family especially children and to work to reduce the risk of further harm.
• Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team and liaise appropriately with relevant health care professionals, managers, and organisations.

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Mōu ake | About you

• Be self-motivated, innovative and an effective problem solver
• Empathetic with patients and their families/whanau.
• Be able to work autonomously as well as within a multidisciplinary team.
• Have commitment to maintain social work standards and ethics.
• Hold a current APC and Registration with the Social Workers Board of New Zealand.

The successful applicant must hold a full and clean NZ driver’s license.

Painga | Benefits

• Beautiful coastlines and a family-friendly community
• Continuous support for career development.
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance.
• Access to staff fitness facilities and banking offers
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Mō mātou | About us

Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui |Salary range: Sunday 19th May 2024

This role belongs to the PSA/DHBs Allied, Public Health and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($74,842 and Step 7 ($104,466 p.a pro rata) of the Degree-Based Allied, Public Health and Technical scale.

Rā mōnehu |Closing Date: 

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don’t delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei | Apply now

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/ 

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand - Southern, please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here:  Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

For further information please contact James Boyd, Recruitment Advisor: email james.boyd@southerndhb.govt.nz 

Pre-Employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)