• Are you passionate about helping people and wanting to make a lasting change for whānau and communities?
• Do you want to work at the forefront of a new model of care, contributing to gambling harm best practice approaches?
• Are you keen to be a member of a team that makes a real difference, striving for social justice and reducing gambling harm inequities?
Then this is the opportunity for you! We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Pou Āwhina Practitioner in the mental health and addiction field to join our PGF Services team in Wellington. We need your skills, your empathy, your desire to help people and their whānau. This is a chance to work for an organisation that values diversity, cares about the wellbeing of staff and has a dedicated and passionate team.
About us
The PGF Services nationwide team consists of qualified counsellors providing free, professional and confidential counselling services for both gamblers and others affected by gambling and a dedicated public health team working on harmful gambling issues in the community using a health promotion approach.
Harmful gambling is a significant social issue in New Zealand and at PGF Services, we work with communities, district and city councils, gambling providers and policy makers to support the change necessary to reduce gambling harm.
Job Description
About the role
This is Pou Āwhina practitioner role is based in Wellington - Te Whanganui-a-tara.
You will participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical care and case management to individuals, whānau/families and affected others experiencing gambling harm and other co-existing conditions such as mental health, drug and alcohol use and wellbeing. The role offers lots of variety, from providing whānau support services, to raising awareness of gambling harm through education and community engagement in the Central region. This role will involve after hour appointments to meet the needs of our Tāngata Whaiora. Your experience as an addictions practitioner, social worker or mental health worker will be beneficial, however we don’t require you to have experience working with gambling harm treatment.
Please click PGF Services Pou Awhina/Practitioner Job Description to view the full job description - please note that you will only be able to view this via our website at pgf.nz/careers
Desired Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have:
A qualification in a relevant field such as social work, mental health, counselling and/or addiction
A membership to a governing body such as NZ Psychological Society, Social Work Registration Board, NZ Council of Nursing, Dapaanz, or NZAC
Experience in risk management and be able to work with a high degree of autonomy
The ability to work cross-culturally and engage with diverse communities
Effective and respectful communication skills
A strong work ethic and high standards of record keeping
Competence in data entry and Microsoft 365 programmes (desirable)
A full and clean driver’s licence
What we Offer
A work from home day
Five weeks annual leave
Medical insurance
One day of Birthday leave
KiwiSaver
Competitive salary based on skills and experience
Latest smartphone and laptop
Phone plan
Career development and training opportunities
Fortnightly external supervision
Use of company vehicle for work purposes
We are committed to delivering a mana enhancing service and the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff is important to us. We value the connections you have with your community and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply.
If you want to make a difference by working to reduce gambling harm and achieve healthy communities, then we want to hear from you. Applications will close at 5.00pm on 17 May 2024 unless filled prior.
Please note: To apply for this role you must be eligible to work in New Zealand.
