Social Worker (Crisis Resolution Service)

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

Location: Working across Wellington, Hutt Valley and Kapiti Region

Service:    Crisis Resolution Service

Contract:  Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE)

Salary:  As per PSA MECA, based on experience 

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

An Exciting opportunity to join an awesome team and a chance to be part of a supportive environment that offers many training opportunities to upskill and enhance your career pathway.  Every day presents new challenges – no 2 days are the same.

Rostered and rotating 24/7, shift work allows you to make the most of the summer and a chance to ski in the winter or concentrate on other hobbies.

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

• You will be an integral part of MDT process
• Train to become a duly Authorised officer for Mental Health Act 1992 within 6 months
• Have a good sense of humour to work within a team 

Skills & Experience -

• Registered Social Worker with at least 3 years’ experience working in a mental health setting.
• Full Driver’s License essential
• Skilled in risk assessments and risk formulations

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.

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.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed