Crisis Respite Clinical Worker

Stepping Stone Trust; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing supervision and training

Paid sick leave

Paid birthday leave

Internal training and development

Job summary

Stepping Stone Trust in Christchurch provides crisis respite services and supportive community care. The role involves overnight leadership of staff, collaboration with managers, and delivery of trauma-informed, person-centred care for tāngata within SST services.

Candidates should have a nursing or social work background, current practising certificates, and strong communication skills. A full NZ driver’s licence is essential, with weekend work and night shifts included.

Qualifications

• Be a comprehensive Registered Nurse with current practice status and mental health experience.
• Registered Social Worker with experience and training in Mental Health is acceptable.
• Hold a valid Annual Practicing Certificate (Nursing Council) or SWRB registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to kaimahi across Christchurch SST services overnight.
• Collaborate with rostered staff and Service Managers/Team Leaders.
• Deliver person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-focused outcomes for tāngata.

Skills

Leadership

Compassionate

Communication skills

Team mentoring

Computer literacy

Mental health experience

Interpersonal skills

Driver's licence

Education

Registered Nurse with APC

Registered Social Worker

Job description

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Stepping Stone Trust – Christchurch, South Island

Stepping Stone Trust (SST) is a Charitable Trust that offers a range of community-based support services for adults, youth and families who live in Canterbury and Dunedin. We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in providing a homely and supportive environment for tāngata to lead full lives. Growth over the past few years has prompted our organisation to begin a new phase of development that will take us into the future.

We have permanent part-time and full-time clinical roles available in our Crisis Respite service. Hours of work will include and night shifts and will involve some weekend work (essential).

Within this role you will:

• Provide continual guidance and leadership to kaimahi across Christchurch SST services overnight
• Work collaboratively with rostered staff and Service Managers/Team Leaders across SST services
• Provide person-centred, trauma informed and recovery focused outcomes for tāngata, in a consistent and professional manner in alignment with the SST Code of Conduct and other applicable policies
• Maintain excellent professional and personal boundaries, valuing and maintaining the confidentiality of our tāngata, their whānau and your kaimahi team
• Understand the complex nature of the relationships we have with outside agencies and be able to communicate with Team Leader and Service Manager accordingly
• Be focused on tāngata within services, ensuring they receive safe care in a supportive environment
• Ensure that kaimahi handovers are completed in a professional and thorough manner and that Team Leaders and kaimahi are fully briefed and up to date
• Assist in the delivery of a service that honours Te Tiriti O Waitangi

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following competencies, abilities, and attributes:

• Ideally, you will be a comprehensive Registered Nurse in conjunction with experience in the mental health, health and/or addictions sectors OR a Registered Social Worker with experience and training in Mental Health.
• Hold a valid/current Annual Practicing Certificate with the Nursing Council of New Zealand or the SWRB (Social Workers Registration Board)
• You have a compassionate and caring nature with good communication skills and a strong work ethic
• The ability to assess a situation and decide a course of action quickly
• A willingness to commit to and support the bicultural journey that Stepping Stone Trust is on as we live out our partnership under Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles
• Experience leading teams through rapidly changing circumstances and environments
• The ability to mentor colleagues within your team and organisation
• The skills to think “outside the box” and use your initiative when confronted with new or complex situations e.g. client risk situations and staffing shortages
• An awareness of community supports and agencies that are able to benefit our tāngata
• Strong organisational skills for managing your workload alongside good verbal and written communication skills
• A strong (intermediate) level of computer literacy
• Experience training, overseeing, auditing and implementing medication administration and management
• Experience managing the adherence to auditing and reporting of compliance requirements
• A full, clean New Zealand driver’s licence is essential.

A friendly work environment where you, together with support staff, can make a difference in people’s lives.

• Ongoing professional supervision and training
• Paid sick leave, available from commencement (provided eligibility criteria are met)
• Paid birthday leave (after six months permanent employment).
• Internal training and development opportunities.

We are a faith-based organisation, delivering recovery services for people experiencing mental distress, intellectual disability, and our mission is to journey with people to find a place of standing, hope, recovery, and wellness. We champion our values of Faith, Grace, Hope, Love, and Integrity in our work by bringing the best of ourselves to every situation and put the wellbeing of all the people we care for, first.

If you are interested in a challenging and rewarding role, have a passion for people we would love to hear from you.

Applications are reviewed as we receive them, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to hire employees and close a job before the advertised closing date. We areunable to consider applications from anyone who does not currently have the right to legally work in Aotearoa.

Stepping Stone Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we strive to attract and maintain a diverse workforce. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and ensuring a positive culture for people to work in.

** Our organisation has a strong commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people; and any employees will be vetted to a level appropriate to the role for which they have applied.