Registered Social Worker

at Te Runanga o Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Trust
Published April 27, 2020
Location Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Category General Labor  
Job Type Full-time  

Description

Registered Social Worker Te Runanga o Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Trust location Bay of Plenty.

Organisational purpose to uphold the mana and tino rangatiratanga o Ngai Te Rangi by advancing its cultural, social, economic and political development.

Position purpose to provide navigator services to families with children, people with mental health needs and people who are Homeless/Sleeping Rough and/or are at risk of housing instability and/or are recipients of an Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants (EH SNG) and living in noncontracted motels. This service may be accessed by clients from their first week in emergency housing.

Position requirements reduce the number of people in hardship or insecure housing. Improve people’s abilities to meaningfully participate in society. Improve equity of outcomes, particularly for Maori. Improve awareness of and access to support. Provide health assessments, care and referrals where possible. Improve the effectiveness of connections across different providers and organizations.

Reduce harm and improve the strength of whanau, families and communities. Secure self-sustaining income pathways for clients whereby they feel self-worthy and are integrated into society. It is our policy that all positions at Te Runanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust are subject to Randomised Drug Testing, do not apply if you are using illegal substances.