Sustaining Tenancies-Mental Health Support Worker
- Are you a self-motivated person with the passion and skills to deliver exceptional mental health support services using the Strengths model and the Recovery approach?
- Do you have what it takes to make a genuine difference within the community?
- Would you like to be part of a dynamic, supportive team that encourages personal and professional growth?
- Are you genuinely interested in supporting those within our community who are experiencing challenges in sustaining their rental property?
- If you’re passionate about supporting communities and have a strong understanding of Social and Private housing, this role offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
We are looking for a qualified mental health support worker to help people achieve positive goals in their lives. You will use your excellent relationship skills, resilience and flexibility to provide community-based support to people across West Auckland. Within this role you will also provide specialist support for people experiencing housing needs and who are at risk of tenancy loss, by connecting them to the right support and finding solutions to sustain their tenancies. Ultimately, the goal is to prevent whanau from falling into homelessness.
This is a permanent full-time role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5pm. The hourly rate is between $27.80-$30.84 per hour depending on qualifications as per the Pay Equity Settlement for Mental Health Support Workers.
Support could include but not limited to:
- Completing assessments and necessary correspondence.
- Engaging with budgeting services, Work and Income NZ, social housing providers and private landlords/property managers.
- Providing mental health and addiction support.
- Providing support to tangata whaiora using our WALSH Trust values of whakamana (integrity), manaakitanga (respect), aroha (kindness), atawhaitanga (courtesy) and kotahitanga (we, us - - together).
If you want to make a difference in people’s lives and work for a well-established and respected award-winning provider of mental health services based in West Auckland, please contact us.
We would welcome applications from people who have:
- The New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4) or equivalent qualification.
- Experience working within the mental health field and an understanding and appreciation of Strengths and Recovery-Based practice.
- A proven ability to work effectively with people from various cultures, especially Maori and Pasifika.
- Excellent communication, relationship and advocacy skills.
- The ability to work innovatively and proactively to achieve service goals.
- A positive, responsible, and professional attitude.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- A current, full, clean NZ driver’s license.
- Good computer and record keeping skills.
We can offer:
- A positive, supportive, and stimulating working environment.
- Training opportunities and supports for professional development.
If you are seeking a challenge at the cutting edge of mental health service delivery and wish to positively contribute to our vision of Healthy Lives Shaping Healthy Communities, we look forward to hearing from you. Please visit our web site www.walsh.org.nz for more information about WALSH Trust.
Applicants for this position should have an entitlement to work in New Zealand.
WALSH Trust conducts Police vetting checks for all successful candidates. Under the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014, new candidates that are identified as coming under this act are required to undergo further safety checks as part of the recruitment process. For current employees these checks are repeated every three years.
Applications will close early if the right candidate is found. Apply today!
Skills & Experience
- Hold the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4) or equivalent qualification.
- Experience working within the mental health field and an understanding and appreciation of Strengths and Recovery-Based practice.
- A proven ability to work effectively with people from various cultures, especially Maori and Pasifika.
- Excellent communication, relationship and advocacy skills.
- The ability to work innovatively and proactively to achieve service goals.
- A positive, responsible, and professional attitude.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- A current, full and clean NZ driver’s license.
- Good computer and record keeping skills.
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