Recovery Support Worker - Springhill - Casual at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Matau a Māui Hawke's Bay, Hawkes Bay

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Napier, Spring Hill Residential Recovery Centre
• Casual Role, Mental Health & Addictions Group

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Would you like to work as part of a diverse residential addiction service delivering high quality innovative services at Springhill Residential Addiction Centre?

We are looking for a Recovery Support Workers to work in a residential setting as part of the integrated mental health and addiction service. Shifts are varied and include evenings and weekends.

About the Team/Service/ Location

If you enjoy working in a small dynamic team and understand recovery from an addiction’s perspective, then we are interested in you. This service is focused on facilitating resilience and recovery from the impacts of addiction

About you

Ideally you will have a National Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4) or working towards, Mental Health & Addiction Support or other graduate qualification within mental health and addictions sector. A variety of life skills and therapeutic knowledge is essential to effectively work alongside people and their whanau to sustain and achieve recovery.

You will also need the following key attributes and skills

• Expereince or knowledge with Addiction and or Mental Health in a residential or community setting
• Clean current New Zealand Full drivers licence
• Willingness and ability to work independently and take initiative within the scope of assigned work and areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to perform professionally and efficiently under pressure and a capacity to work with complex situations and problems.
• Ability to work with complex and competing demands
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To view the position description, click HERE and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Tony Wilson at Tony.Wilson@hbdhb.govt.nz