Caregiver Recruitment & Support Social Worker - Ōtepoti Site

Caregiver Recruitment & Support Social Worker - Ōtepoti Site

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• Specialised role, focusing on recruiting, assessing and supporting caregivers to provide the best possible care.
• This role is based at our Dunedin Site.
• Champion the protection, wellbeing and best management of tamariki in safe families.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Caregivers take on a critically important role in the lives of tamariki who cannot live safely at home. As a Caregiver Social Worker, you will partner closely with our caregivers to help them understand the role they play at each stage of a child's journey through care. With your strong relationship management skills and commitment to providing tailored support, you will ensure that our caregivers are well prepared with the resources, skills and information that they need to provide nurturing, safe and stable homes for tamariki. As part of your work, you will build relationships with and support whānau and non-whānau caregivers, emergency and respite caregivers and long-term caregivers.

The role of a Caregiver Social Worker is varied and deeply rewarding, with the opportunity to deliver tangible and meaningful benefits to your community. You will work as a team with the child's Social Worker to identify key or underlying issues and develop creative, individually tailored strategies that provide cohesive support from all angles to facilitate great outcomes for tamariki who need caring for. Where required, you will also work with other agencies, community groups and providers to ensure the needs of our caregivers are met.

Our close-knit and supportive team are fully committed to achieving positive change for tamariki, whānau and caregivers. We also understand and have experience in managing the challenges you may face in this role. We work from a strengths-based perspective and proactively share knowledge, learnings and insights across the team to ensure that all our members feel heard, supported and well prepared to deliver their best. You will receive a full induction into the role, regular training and supervision, and have the benefit of a strong peer and leadership group.

As this role is a Social Worker position, not Caregiver, you must hold a Social Work qualification and be registered with SWRB.

Mō mātou | About us

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you

Oranga Tamariki offers an impartial remuneration package that offers progression annually for experience through tenure. Annual remuneration for this position starts between $81,206 to $97,557 dependent on experience, with tenure‑based progression steps above this range.

We offer a vibrant and supportive team, flexible work options and a genuine commitment to wellbeing. We offer significant training and professional development so that you can thrive and grow. We welcome diversity and are committed to working in an inclusive and respectful way.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Apply online with your CV and Covering Letter, and include your work availability. If you are an Oranga Tamariki employee already, please apply with a log‑in using your Oranga Tamariki email address. If you have any questions about the role, please contact our recruitment team.

Applications close : Monday 10 November 2025. We will review and invite candidates to interview as we go, so get your application in now! Once the role is filled, we reserve the right to close the advert.

We encourage you to familiarize yourself with our code of conduct, which sets out our expectations for kaimahi and requires you to present at work free from the influences of drugs and alcohol.

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