Kia ora! Bring your Social Work skills, Family Violence experience and join our Shine team, where every day you will help make New Zealand a safer place.
Ko matou tenei I This is Us We believe that everyone should be able to actively contribute to their community and thrive. Our team of 900 stretches from Taupo to Whangarei, providing critical health and social services on a day to day basis. We are renowned for our core services Enliven, Family Works, Lifeline and Shine.
Everything we do is informed by our purpose to enable our clients to have A Better Life; and our values of Hope, Trust & Integrity, Compassion, Partnership; and Tangata Whenua.
Te Kowhiringa I The Opportunity Our Shine team is one of New Zealand's leading providers of family violence support and prevention services. We help adult and child victims become safer and stay safer, raise awareness and recognition of family violence, and deliver effective programmes to help prevent and eliminate violence in the home.
Working from our Auckland offices, in the community and our refuge centres, on a day to day basis you will be responding to victims in crisis situations, liaising with a wide range of external agencies to put in place and monitor plans to ensure their immediate and ongoing safety.
Able to contribute to an on-call roster and work outside of hours from time to time (compensated accordingly) Nga pukenga kei a koe I Your Skills and Experience You will be a qualified and experienced Social Worker, Counsellor or Psychologist with proven family violence sector experience. In addition, you will have:
A comprehensive understanding of the causes and dynamics of intimate partner violenceKnowledge of local social systems and community resourcesCommitment to developing and maintaining strong networks in the communityAlignment with and able to demonstrate our values of Partnership, Compassion, Hope, Trust & Integrity; and Tangata Whenua in the way you work with our clients and your colleaguesExcellent time-management skills and ability to manage competing demandsResilience, tenacity and determinationDigital literacy, including Microsoft Word, Outlook and ExcelAble to contribute to an on-call roster and work outside of hours from time to time (compensated accordingly)Nga ahuatanga hirahira o te mahi nei I Highlights of Working with Us You can look forward to joining a team where you will make a meaningful difference on a day to day basis, and being valued for your contribution. To support your success, you will have access to:
Access to Pool cars to travel to and from client visitsProfessional external supervision and ongoing professional developmentCounselling and support through our Employee Assistance programmesWellbeing support and resources for you and your familyDiscounts for a range of services and products, through our BOOST programmeRewards each time you successfully refer a friend or family to work for PSNFormal recognition for your service from 5 years of serviceKiwi saver contribution in addition to your base salaryPurchasing up to 10 additional days of annual leave each yearWe are also an accredited dementia-friendly organisation, a domestic violence-free workplace, a member of Diversity Works NZ; and a proud member of the Pride Pledge.
To check out our Careers page, please copy and paste https://careers.psn.org.nz/ into your browser to learn more about us and working here, including other exciting opportunities with us.
E hika ma, Tono a mai! (What are you waiting for?)… join our team and be part of the solution!
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