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Supervised Contact Supervisor – Casual Position

Napier & Hastings

Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care is looking to widen the number of Supervised Contact Supervisors for our Supervised Contact Service. We need Supervisors for Napier and Hastings.

If you are enthusiastic, energetic, and committed to change and making a difference for tamariki and their whanau then you may be interested in joining our supportive team. You will need to be a mature person with experience in parenting and/or caring for children.

You will also have:

• Foundation skills/knowledge of child safety and their care and protection
• Desire to make a difference
• Knowledge of diverse cultures
• Solution focused – able to manage stressful situations, particularly parents who can be very emotional/upset, in a calm and effective manner
• Compassion and non-judgmental
• Good self-management and time management
• Enthusiastic and energetic
• A full New Zealand driver’s license and use of a car for work purposes
• Good communication skills (written and verbal)

Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care provides:

• Full training and support
• Internal supervision & Quarterly Group/Peer Supervision & Training
• Mileage allowance

You must be eligible to work in New Zealand. The majority of the supervised contact work is on weekends.

Birthright is committed to the protection of children and young people and the responsibilities outlined in the Children’s Act 2014. Birthright undertakes interviews, police vetting, referee checks and risk assessment for all staff recruitment.

Please contact (06) 835 2162 or 0800 457 146 for a Job Description and Application Form.

To apply, please send your application, with a CV and cover letter to:

Counsellor – 3 days per week (24 hours)

Hawke's Bay

Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care is a well-established Charitable Trust which has a value driven culture, respects and works with diversity and equity supporting people, families/whanau in our community. If you are enthusiastic, energetic and committed to change and making a difference for tamariki/children and their whanau/family then come and join our team.

We are offering an opportunity for a highly self-motivated, qualified Counsellor to join our wider energetic and supportive Social Service team and contribute to and celebrate the positive outcomes for tamariki/children and their whanau/family in our community.

This role can be varied and includes providing counselling services, home, school and office-based support for families – adults and young people.

We are keen to hear from you if you possess the following skills:

• Competency and strong relationships skills in working with children, adolescents and their families/whanau and other professionals
• Competency in working with child protection issues
• Good self-management and time management
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and competent computer skills
• Knowledge and a working understanding of mental health issues
• A full New Zealand driver’s license and use of a car for work purposes

You must be eligible to work in New Zealand. Birthright is committed to the protection of children and young people and the responsibilities outlined in the Children’s Act 2014. Birthright undertakes interviews, police vetting, referee checks and risk assessment for all staff recruitment.

Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care provides:

• Internal and External professional supervision
• Mileage allowance
• Ongoing professional development and growth
• Birthday Leave

Please contact 06 835-2162 or 0800 457 146 for a Job Description and Application Form.

To apply, please send your Application, with a CV and cover letter to:

Completed applications need to be submitted by: 31^st of October 2024, 4pm.

Board Member

Hawke's Bay

• Unpaid position
• 11 meetings per year
• Contact –

Position Description

Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care is a well-established Charitable Trust which has a value driven culture, respects diversity and equity while supporting whānau in our communities. We are well established in Hawke’s Bay for over 68 years. We provide whānau centric Social Services and Early Childhood Education, providing a wide range of services and support to individuals, tamariki, rangatahi, whānau, and communities from Wairoa in the north to Dannevirke in the south.

This is a voluntary position with Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child and Family Care Trust (“Birthright HB”). The organisation supports tamariki and whānau to ensure they receive the same rights and privileges of all New Zealanders. Whānau are encouraged to develop their own strengths and with Social Work, Education, Programmes and Care Support address the personal, whānau or social needs that require support to be overcome in order to be empowered.

To contribute to governance and long-term planning for Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care Trust so that there are communication flows between the Trustees and Management and the organisation is steered toward its goals and vision. The main priorities:

• Financially sustainable and Prudent – Effective Financial Systems which are suitable for all and allow us to remain financially strong
• Effective Systems and structures – Management Structure is in place, Policies and Procedures, compliant with legislative and stakeholders’ expectations
• Fully staffed and have good staff retention and good levels of engagement
• Communication – well informed staff, Birthright community, business partners and wider HB Community
• Birthright will provide a culturally safe environment for all people supported by a passionate culturally competent team who walk alongside the whole whānau.

Ideal Applicant

We are looking for a Board member who can represent the communities we support, work with Board members to set an exciting Strategic Direction, that keeps Birthright Hawke’s Bay responsive, with the positive reputation it has.

Someone with leadership, effective communication skills, a thinker with a strategic mind and most importantly can represent the community we serve.

Diversity

We particularly encourage applications from Tāngata Whenua, Pasifika, Younger members of the community, Provincially based individuals.

Information required for you to apply – Please include your CV