Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location: Ratonga Rua o Porirua Campus
Service: Forensic Community Team, Central Region Forensics & Rehabilitation Inpatient Services
Contract: 12 months fixed-term, full-time
Salary: $70,970 - $73,941
Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
We are seeking an administrator superstar to join our Forensic Community Team based on the Ratonga Rua o Porirua Campus. The key responsibility of this position is to provide administrative support to the Team Leader, Clinical Nurse Co-Ordinator and team members, to assist them in achieving the goals and objectives of their operational area. This support will enable the delivery of administrative services that will assist team members to provide a safe, quality service that is in line with best practice and service specifications.
Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team
The Central Regional Forensic Service covers Wellington, Manawatu-Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne districts. The forensic services operate between the criminal justice system and general mental health services.
The Community Teams principal role is to provide mental health services to all prisons and courts in the region. We have forensic adult community teams based near the courts in the main cities in each district and near the five prisons in the central region of the North Island. These teams also follow up in the community certain tangata whaiora/consumers that transition from the inpatient units.
The Service also provides consultation and liaison to General Mental Health Services, including provision of cultural support with formal reviews and a network of community services based across the Central Region. You will be joining a diverse team made up of both clinical and non-clinical staff who are passionate about the work they do and giving back to their communities.
Moū – About you
Our ideal candidate would be someone who is able to adapt and make the role their own. You will be comfortable with developing and maintaining systems, and ensure that all tasks are completed to a high standard.
Other skills we are looking for include:

• A level of initiative and common sense to provide administrative and managerial support
• An enthusiastic, can-do attitude
• Proficiency with office applications and an aptitude for learning new software and systems
• A high level of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism
• A healthy sense of humour and a genuine desire to help others

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
E pā ana ki a tatou – About us
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast
Hutt Valley
Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
For further information on this role please email lucy.britland@tewhatuora.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Please note we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and continuing through the recruitment process.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed