Registered Health Clinician – Alcohol & Drug Counsellor

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau

MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS SERVICES, FAR NORTH (PERMANENT, FULL TIME)

Are you seeking that role with real impact and meaning? Would you like to see the tangible outcome of your work, in your community, every day? At Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, we’re driving health equality for Te Tai Tokerau, and we want you to be a part of our diverse and passionate whānau.
Te Whatu Ora is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and holds stewardship for equitable health outcomes for Māori as Tāngata Whenua as the highest priority.

We are looking for an Alcohol and Drug Counsellor to join our supportive Mental Health and Addictions services multidisciplinary team full time (40 hours per week) based in Kaitaia.
We provide a full range of mental health and alcohol and drug services including assessment, group therapy, family/whānau and individual interventions. We work with both the person and their family to achieve the best possible results.
This role offers opportunities to support positive health outcomes for Maori receiving treatment and care in Northland. You will provide a referral, assessment, alcohol and drug interventions and duty intervention service within Alcohol and Drug Services. Applicants need to possess a willingness to contribute to the ongoing improvement of the service by participating in the development and delivery of quality enhancement initiatives.