Support Worker Tāmaki Makaurau

Emerge Aotearoa

Tamaki, Auckland
Permanent
Full-time

1 day ago

He kōrero mō mātou | About UsEmerge Aotearoa is a committed Tangata Tiriti organisation and a national provider of mental health, addiction, disability, offender rehabilitation, well-being and housing services. The core values of the organisation are based on Māori concepts Whakawhanaunga, Manaakitanga, Ako and Whakamana.Our Health & Disability Service teams across Tāmaki Makaurau provide residential or community-based wrap around support to clients with a variety of mild to moderate mental health conditions. Each service team is made up of a committed team of Support Workers and a Mental Health Professional, led by a passionate Service Manager.With plenty of residential services scattered across the region and our community-based teams that operate from our main hubs in Mt Wellington, Manukau, and Henderson, we cover a variety of Support Worker roles in Youth, Pasifika, Adults, Dual Disability Services, Forensics and more!Our goal is to provide support to make positive changes in our clients' lives regardless of their mental health diagnosis, by helping them identify their strengths, desires and to help set goals and plan the necessary steps to achieve them.So, start your 2024 career journey with one of our Tāmaki Makaurau teams - apply for our expression of interest ad and we will contact you if a vacancy matches your preference! Available roles may include permanent or fixed-term full-time or part-time roles.Our ideal candidate will have experience working within the mental health sector and a Level 4 (or higher) qualification in Mental Health and Addiction or be working towards one.He kōrero mōu | About You

It's desirable that you'll have a relevant qualification and some experience working within the sector
Be culturally responsive and non-judgemental
See the potential in people from all walks of life and help them thrive in a challenging and ever-changing environment
Can easily build professional relationships
Resilience, with strong personal and professional boundaries
Calm under pressure, able to problem solve
Able to liaise and build relationships with whānau, services, and external agencies
Good written and communication skills
A full New Zealand Driver's License

Ko tā mātou mahi | We offer

Additional wellbeing leave for permanent staff, 5-10 days study leave and cultural leave days
Discounted health insurance through Southern Cross Health
Wellbeing subsidies and access to the use of our other services such as counselling, budgeting, and mental health workshops
Store discounts with selected brands like Big Save Furniture, Harvey Norman and PB Tech as well as gym membership and car rental discounts

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AD AND THE HIRING MANAGER WILL CONTACT YOU TO DISCUSS THE SPECIFICS OF AN ACTUAL VACANCY SHOULD THEIR VACANCY MATCH YOUR PREFERENCES AND SKILLSET.

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