Mental Health, Addictions, and Intellectual Disabilities, Invercargill

• Casual hours, as and when required
• Competitive salary + discounted health insurance + subsidised gym membership
• Join a team who are eager to make a difference!

Mō te tūranga | About the role

• Provide recovery-orientated activities for people referred from the Mental Health, Addictions, and Intellectual Disability Service.
• Provide a safe and supportive environment where people can develop or regain life and living skills, enjoy supportive relationships with others and exchange information whilst participating in activities.
• Promote opportunities for self-determination and well-being, empowering consumers to reconnect, integrate and participate fully with their community.
• Assist in supporting and organising event and activity programmes.
• Develop a flexible and varied programme of activities and input into the running of the day activity centres, with client participation.

Our programmes positively contribute the transition to community-based services whilst empowering people to thrive regardless of their mental health struggles. Our activities aim to encourage self-expression using art, creative and recreational pursuits.

Mōu ake | About you
To be successful in this position, you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated recent community-based experience.
• Ability to provide quality responsive care and professionalism.
• Excellent time management skills and experience facilitating activities and groups.
• Have a positive attitude that can inspire others to do great things, with a dynamic outlook.
• Hold a Mental Health Support Workers Certificate/Diploma and/or a relevant tertiary qualification with training or experience in Mental Health

A current New Zealand driver licence is essential to this role as it involves some travelling within the Southland region and you will be required to operate a van to take people using the service to various activities and events as required.

Painga | Benefits

• Affordable housing and beautiful scenery
• Continuous support for career development
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Access to discounted staff holiday accommodation and a range of retail discounts

Mō mātou | About us
Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui | Salary range
This role belongs to the DHB/PSA Allied, Public Health, Scientific and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($24.84 per hour) and Step 5 ($29.79 per hour) of the Level 1 Health and Community Workers & Allied, Public Health and Dental Assistants scale.

Rā mōnehu | Closing Date: Friday 6 December 2024
Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don’t delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei | Apply now
For further information please contact our team at Recruitment@southerndhb.govt.nz
All conversations will be confidential in nature.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

Pre-Employment checks
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
• COVID-19 vaccination