Aftercare Kaimahi - Housing and Employment

Purapura Whetu Trust; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Purapura Whetū Trust, through the Tū Manawa Ora programme, seeks an Aftercare Kaimahi with a Housing and Employment focus to support tangata whaiora as they reintegrate after completing Residential addiction support programmes.

Based primarily in the community with residential services at Greers Road, you will help set housing and employment goals, build connections with providers, and run one-to-one or group sessions in a mana-enhancing, trauma-informed way.

Qualifications

• Completed a Level 4 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing or equivalent.
• Experience with tangata whaiora facing offending, AOD mental health and/or trauma challenges.
• Strong organisational skills for a busy workload.
• Strong team player and communicator.
• Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tikanga Māori/te reo.
• Non-judgmental approach to working with tangata whaiora.

Responsibilities

• Provide housing and employment support for tangata whaiora.
• Proactively build networks with housing and employment providers.
• Facilitate one-to-one or group sessions with tangata whaiora from AOD programmes.
• Practice mana-enhancing, trauma-informed care.
• Support plans prioritising housing and employment goals.
• Connect tangata whaiora with other agencies and supporters.
• Monitor risk and safety for tangata whaiora and the team.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Organisation

Trauma-informed

Cultural competency

Te Tiriti knowledge

Education

Level 4 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing or equivalent

Job description

Aftercare Kaimahi - Housing and Employment

Working as an Aftercare Kaimahi with a Housing and Employment focus, you will join a team of clinical, peer support and Mātauranga Māori specialist practitioners providing holistic supports for those navigating recovery and reintegration into community after participating in Men's or Women's Residential addiction support programmes at Te Whare Tapuwae o te Mana Tane or He Kete Oranga o te Mana Wahine. You will be part of a dedicated Aftercare team primarily based in the community with residential services at Greers Road, but with some pre-engagement with tangata whaiora in prison, and a valued member of the wider Tū Manawa Ora whānau.

Key responsibilities

• Provide focussed support for housing and employment goals to tangata whaiora | clients.
• Proactively build strong effective networks with housing and employment providers.
• Work one-to-one or in group facilitation with tangata whaiora from Men's and Women's Residential AOD programmes.
• Practice in a mana-enhancing, culturally sustaining and trauma-informed way.
• Support a team to ensure all plans developed with tangata whaiora prioritise housing and employment goals.
• Connect tangata whaiora with other agencies and supporters.
• Monitor risk and safety for tangata whaiora and within the team.

About you

• Have successfully completed a Level 4 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing or equivalent, or on a pathway to do so
• Have experience and knowledge in working alongside tangata whaiora with offending, AOD mental health and / or trauma challenges
• Have good organisational skills to juggle a busy workload
• Be a strong team player and communicator
• Have a good understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and knowledge of tikanga Māori / te reo
• Have a non-judgmental approach to working with tangata whaiora

About us

Tū Manawa Ora is a group of programmes and services delivered by Purapura Whetū in partnership with Odyssey House Christchurch for Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections). We deliver addiction support services and reintegration programmes for tane and wahine in prison and after release in community. Aftercare for residential services works across both Te Whare Tapuwae o te Mana Tane and He Kete Oranga o te Mana Wahine residential programmes. Tū Manawa Ora practice is grounded in recognition of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and our shared values, including: Whakawhanaungatanga, Tapu & Noa, Hautoa, Mauri & Wairua, Pouhere, Ūkaipō, Mana and Tiakitanga.