Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Permanent full time Role
- Annual remuneration for this position starts between $106.416 - $117.782 dependent on experience
- Role can be based in Wellington, Levin or Palmerston North (travel will be required between these sites from time to time)
About us | Mō mātou
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children works to advance the wellbeing and positive long-term outcomes of children and young people. With over 3,500 staff New Zealand wide, Oranga Tamariki supports families and whānau to provide a safe, stable and loving home for their children. It is our guiding belief that "in the right environment, with the right people surrounding and nurturing them, any child can and should flourish".
Clinical Services is a key specialist service of Oranga Tamariki providing psychological and therapeutic assessments and specialist interventions.
About the role | Mō te tūnga
This is a diverse and varied role that provides flexibility in the use of evidence-based intervention tools to achieve positive outcomes for tamariki and their whanau. Reporting to the Psychologist Team Leader, the successful candidate will gain exposure to comprehensive specialist parenting assessment work, assessments of children with complex care and protection histories, and other therapeutic interventions. We infrequently are required to provide expert evidence in Court, rather are able to engage in psychological work in the community with tamariki and whanau who need it most.
Experience working with children in a care and protection environment, providing assessment and therapy with tamariki and their whanau/caregivers, and assessments of parenting capacity will be an advantage. The successful candidate will work with a number of differing ethnicities including Maori and Pacifica clients and will liaise with community providers.
Oranga Tamariki has wide-ranging statutory responsibilities and is committed to services that are culturally appropriate. Oranga Tamariki recognises and has a commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Applicants must be registered with the New Zealand Psychologists Board to be considered.
What's in it for you | Nōu te rourou
- The opportunity to make a positive impact in an organisation that works to ensure all children are in loving whanau and communities
- A supportive team environment
- Opportunities for further professional and cultural development support
- Salary $106.416 - $117.782 per annum (in line with skills and experience, Kiwisaver, professional registration and association fees.
What's in it for you | Nōu te rourou
- The opportunity to make a positive impact in an organisation that works to ensure all children are in loving whanau and communities
- A supportive team environment
- Opportunities for further professional and cultural development support
- Salary $106.416 - $117.782 per annum (in line with skills and experience, Kiwisaver, professional registration and association fees.
How to Apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono
All applications must be made online through our careers website. You will find this by following the 'apply now' link and completing all the relevant sections. If you are currently an Oranga Tamariki employee, please apply through your myHR portal.
Hurry as applications for this role close on Thursday 24 April 2025, however we will be reviewing CVs as we go so get your application in now!!
If you have any other questions regarding this position, please contact info_recruit@ot.govt.nz
If you are interested in any of our vacancies, please ensure that you make yourself familiar with our code of conduct as it sets out our expectations for our kaimahi and requires you to present at work free from the influences of both drugs and alcohol.