Mental Health support worker - Crisis resolution Service

Nau mai, haere mai ki Ūpoko ki te uru hauora.

Location: Hutt Valley and Wellington

Service:   MHAIDS Crisis Resolution Service

Contract: Permanent , Full time (1 FTE)

Salary:     $59,024-$74,420 (Dependent on level of experience)

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

Are you looking for a team that is supportive and a joy to work with?

We currently have a new role for a motivated Mental Health Support worker to join our multi-disciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to be a part of team that supports people experiencing a mental health crisis across a number of sites. 

As we are an acute service your role will be varied and allow you to utilise a wide variety of skills. To further support staff with their development we are supportive of ongoing training and professional development for all staff.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

The Crisis Resolution Service is a community based mental health service which provides acute assessment/ risk formulation and treatment working in partnership with people, whanau community supports.

We are a frontline service and work closely with Emergency departments and Police, social services, GP’s and tertiary education providers. We assess people of all ages and refer on to secondary services or back to primary are.

The team is Multi-Disciplinary comprising of Nurses, Doctors, social workers and administrators.

Moū – About you

• Applicants should have:
• Current Mental Health Support worker certificate
• A passion for working with a wide variety of people who experience Mental Health
• Resilience and the ability to work in a very busy environment
• Are team focused and have positive attitude
• Have excellent time management and communication skills
• Full drivers licence. 

E pā ana ki a tatou – About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

We do not accept applications via email. Click “apply now” button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role, please email Marianne.lovgren@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed