Manu Ka Rere Youth Clinician

Please Quote Reference Number 96134

• Are you passionate about youth?
• Ready to take on a new role?
• Manu Ka Rere Collaborative

We are looking for an engaging social worker (or similar professionally registered health professional) to deliver one on one and group work for young people (13-24 years) with mild to moderate mental health issues in person and online. You will be working within the Manu Ka Rere collaborative with a supportive team around you.

In this role, you will be:

• Providing a mix of intervention models and assessments for youth
• Supporting youth online and in person
• Facilitating groups with young people
• Working 10am - 6.30pm some days to capture as many clients after school as possible
• Navigating a path to wellbeing for young people and their family.
• Liaising with link agencies and collaboration with Specialist Youth Services and Primary Care
• Updating notes and ensuring plans are in place.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A health professional registration
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good group facilitation skills
• Experience in building rapport with young people
• Organisation skills for managing a clinical workload
• Cultural awareness

There is also the scope to include group work within the Youth Justice environment, so ideally you will have Alcohol and Other Drug skills and experience in this sector.

It is vital that you can relate well to young people, and want to support and be supported by a multi disciplinary team. This is a permanent full time position.

Please go to our website www.odysseychch.org.nz for more information about Odyssey House.
Applications to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
Please Quote Reference Number 96134