Social Worker - Regional Response Team
Core
Provide critical social work support to children, youth, and families across the Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū, and Horowhenua regions by traveling to sites with high demand.
Role type
Regional response social worker
Builds
Responsive support plans and safety interventions for tamariki, rangatahi, and whānau
Domain
Child welfare and family services
Required skills
Safety and risk assessment, strengths-based practice, cultural alignment, partnership building, documentation, digital literacy
Preferred skills
Statutory social work experience, tikanga Māori knowledge, Pasifika cultural knowledge
Technologies
Digital literacy tools
Responsibilities
Complete thorough safety and risk assessments, lead hui with care and confidence, design tailored strengths-based plans, work in partnership with iwi and community groups, travel regularly across the region to support sites with greatest needs
Seniority
Mid-level, registered professional