Social Worker - Community Alcohol and Drugs Service (CADS)

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: Level 1, 113 Adelaide Road, Mt Cook, Wellington

Service:    CADS, Tūhonohono – Addiction Services

Contract:  Full-Time & Permanent

Salary:  MECA Dependent

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

 We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Community Alcohol and Drug Service (CADS) as a Case Manager. 

The role of CADS is to provide case management support to adults who experience moderate – severe addiction issues, alongside moderate – severe mental health difficulties or associated physical health issues.

Our CADS Case Managers work within our multi-disciplinary team to get the best outcomes for our people and their whānau.  Our CADS Case Managers apply evidence-based practices, such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, in an individualised manner while also working with other services and organisations to address obstacles to recovery.

We have stable staffing levels and good workflow management, and this means that our caseloads are very low in relation to national averages. Our CADS Case Managers typically have between 10 to 15 people that they work directly with. These low caseloads mean that staff are able to be very intentional when working with clients’, can take on other roles of interest within the service, and work on their professional development.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

CCDHB Tūhonohono Addiction Services is a multidisciplinary team comprising of nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, medical, and administration staff. We are a collective of skilled professionals that value working in a client and whānau centred manner, including cultural and community connections, to deliver high quality services. The team offers specialist services for adults experiencing addiction and mental health problems with a focus on providing evidenced-based interventions. We strive to create a climate of safety for ourselves and colleagues and have been found to be one of the most safe and supportive workplaces in CCDHB.

We are dedicated to staff development and run specialist in-service training, cultural supervision, and comprehensive orientation packages. Our staff are encouraged and supported to complete further education and have completed Post-Grad. Certificates in areas such as Nursing, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Moū – About you

Talk about the skills and experience you want from this person

An understanding of Te Ao Māori, including Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga, and Te Reo would be an advantage. Previous experience of working in the Mental Health and Addiction sector, and evidence of competency in this specialist area is also an advantage. However, our roles do not become available very often so we are keen to find a good fit and would welcome a less experienced candidate who was able to develop rapidly.

Duties 

• Support client’s mental health and addiction needs.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Engage clients in their recovery journey.
• Work effectively with addiction and mental health difficulties.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments and planning.
• Work closely with other services and NGO’s.

Skills and experience 

The successful applicant will have the following skills and attributes:

• Degree level Social Work qualification
• Registration with the SWRB 
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team Player
• Ability to relate well to a wide variety of people.

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

Click the 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