Social Worker - Family Protection Specialist

This is a fast-paced role working within multidisciplinary

teams, both within the Family Safety Service and at the Integrated Safety Response (ISR) table with other

agencies as a representative of Health New Zealand.

Serious reports of family violence are shared

by the police, robust discussion held amongst the agencies, and safety and

support plans are formulated.

We are seeking a skilled, passionate and resilient social

worker within the family protection space to join our team in this permanent part time role.

Utilise your experience supporting referrals from Health New

Zealand staff pertaining to intimate partner abuse, maternal care and wellbeing,

and elder abuse where there are concerns for abuse and neglect.

Provide

guidance to staff seeking to manage cases where patients are experiencing abuse

and neglect.

In this role, you will be responsible for :

• Participating in the Police Integrated Safety

Response process to promote immediate safety for families experiencing family

violence

• Ensure daily preparation is completed in line

with Health New Zealand and ISR information sharing agreements

• Attend ISR Inter-agency meetings - Safety Assessment

Meetings

• Creating risk statements based on information

from all partnering agencies in relation to risk for future family violence

• Participate in Professional Hui with plan leads

and partnering agencies

• Complete case consultations with colleagues

and other health professionals

• Update records on all relevant information

systems to reflect the plans and completion of assigned tasksAbout You

We are seeking an experienced Social Worker to join our Child, Family and Safety Service in this permanent part time role.

We want to hear from you if you have the following skills :

• Registered Social Worker (NZSWRB) with a

current Annual Practicing Certificate

• Prior experience working in Care, Protection and Family violence settings
• Experience in

coaching and mentoring of staff

• Excellent networking and relationship building skills
• Ability to work within an emotionally challenging environment
• Computer

literacy

• Excellent written

and oral communication skills

• A current full driver - s licence
• Competency with te ao Maori, tikanga, and te reo

Maori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your

learning and growth Working

for Health New Zealand

Health

New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is - the weaving of wellnesses.

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.

We

particularly welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled,

and rainbow communities.

How

to Apply

To

view the position description and / or apply for the role please click - apply

now.

• All applications must be submitted through our online

careers portal before 11 : 59pm on Thursday, 25th September.

If you have any questions about

the role, please contact Alex Jay at