About the role
The Clinical Practitioner will work for Whaioro Trust and its stakeholders to develop and utilise information to meet current and future strategic aims of Te Ara Totika through engaging, supporting and contributing to whānau reaching their fullest potential using Te Ara Whānau Ora. The primary focus is working with whānau in context with their whānau. The successful applicant will be skilled in assessment and experienced at working alongside whanau who experience Mild to moderate mental health conditions while applying Kaupapa Māori practice. The role will provide tangata whaiora and their whānau with a kaupapa Māori-based service that is Whānau Ora Centred, whānau-led and provide strength-based pathways to improving mental health and wellbeing.
Key responsibilities
- Triage and participate in assessment of new referrals, assessing appropriateness and recording reasons
- Complete a needs assessment with the participant including any cultural specific needs using Te Ara Whānau ora assessments
- Plan specific individual interventions that are safe, whānau focused and in accordance with Whaioro Trust philosophy, policy and procedures and the principals of the Tiriti O Waitangi
- Plan specific cultural interventions in consultation with whānau
- Deliver appropriate interventions within legal and ethical frameworks defined by Whaioro Trust in a safe and professional manner
- Actively engage whānau to participate in Te Ara Whanau Ora as an aspirational approach to achieving wellbeing
- Complete evaluation of all intervention outcomes according to the reporting and evaluation needs of Whaioro Trust
- Maintain all whānau files in a professional manner as per policies with all forms and documents completed
- Provide or assist participants to gather information to ensure they can make informed choices
- Develop and maintain effective networks and relationships with relevant community agencies and ensure all external referrals are appropriate, timely and agreed in consultation with the whānau
- Ensure adherence to Health and Safety Legislation and the Vulnerable Children's Act
- Participate in quality improvement activities and escalate disclosures of abuse in accordance with the Whaioro Safety policy
About you
- A relevant Social Work qualification
- Social Work degree and registration (or working toward registration)
- Current full driver's license
- Current First Aid Certificate (this will be a requirement within 3 months of commencing this position)
- Ability to apply the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi from whānau wellbeing context
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to build strong positive working relationships at all levels
- A high level of initiative, self-management and accountability
- Experience in working with whānau
- Proficiency in te reo Māori and embodying tikanga Māori in all aspects of work
- Competent and confident in using IT as a tool to support your work
- Report writing skills
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Be legally entitled to work in New Zealand/Aotearoa (citizen, work Visa or NZ Residency)
- Approved police vetting carried out by Whaioro Trust
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration package, subject to pay equity
- Excellent team support
- Great working environment
- Supportive clinical leadership, and clinical and cultural supervision
- 20 days annual leave, and 5 days study leave per annum
- Regular learning and professional development opportunities
About us
Whaioro Trust is a Kaupapa Māori Mental Health and Addictions service. Te Roopu Waiora is comprised of innovative Iwi and Māori providers of mental health services, making a positive difference and improving primary health wellbeing. Te Ara Tōtika is a collective approach across the Iwi and Māori provider network that will promote and drive connected pathways for whānau Māori, providing ease of access and choice to Kaupapa Māori Mental Health and addiction services. Te Ara Totika provides tangata whaiora and their whānau with a kaupapa Māori based service that is a Whānau Ora Centred, whānau-led and provides a mana enhancing pathways to improving mental health and wellbeing and responding to substance use and addiction.