Social Worker

Social Worker

Social Worker, Starship Community, Starship Child Health

Starship - New Zealand's premier children's hospital

Full-time, Fixed term (9 months) position

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

We are seeking a Social Worker in a fixed term (9 months), full-time capacity to provide parental leave cover. Although the office is based out of Greenlane Clinical Centre most of the work is delivered to children, young people, their families and whānau in their home, school and community settings.

The primary purpose of the role is to provide social work as a member of a multidisciplinary team to children and their families and whānau referred to Starship Community. The role supports efforts to improve access to services and achieve better outcomes for the communities we serve and uses evidence and insights to identify barriers and opportunities for improvement.

About the Team/Service/Location

Based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, Starship Community provides interdisciplinary care and cultural support to children; young people, their families and whānau living within the Auckland area. A part of the Starship Child Health directorate, our nursing; allied health and technical staff are responsible for delivering health care services to children; young people, and whānau in their home; school and community settings.

Service delivery is via an inter-disciplinary team approach, centred around three guiding principles:

• Whānau-centred approach
• Elimination of inequities in achieving health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori and other priority populations with high health and/or social needs.
• Knowing and working closely within the community (Locality based)

About you

To be successful you will have:

• New Zealand registration as a Social Worker with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
• A clean, full, New Zealand driver's license
• An overriding passion for improving outcomes for whānau and children
• 2+ years of Social Work clinical experience
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professional groups in an interdisciplinary bicultural environment
• Effective time management, prioritisation and organisational skills

For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description.

For further information about the position please contact the Locality Lead, Wendy Smith via Wendy.Smith@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive children's hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.

How to apply

Well be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply please click on the `Apply tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ADHB25109 to discuss how we can best support your application.