Maternity Social Worker

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Waitemata; Auckland; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Waitemata is seeking a flexible Social Worker to join the Child, Women and Family team in Auckland. The role covers vacancies across the service and involves both community and ward-based work, including weekend on-call.

You will support wahine, tamariki and whānau across inpatient wards and community settings, bringing advanced assessment skills, strong communication and time management to a collaborative, supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience as a social worker supporting women, children and whānau.
• Strong communication and advanced assessment skills are essential.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work services across inpatient wards, community hapū wahine, maternity, gynaecology, and Special Care Baby Units.
• Cover wahine experiencing fetal loss and unplanned pregnancies; participate in weekend on-call roster.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support women, children and whānau.

Skills

Communication skills

Assessment skills

Time management

Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Waitemata – Auckland, North Island

0.8 FTE - Parental Leave Cover - through to October 2027

Child Women and Family

We are looking for a flexible Social Worker with a passion for the health of Wahine and Tamariki to join our team. The position has the opportunity to work across the service covering vacancies as they arise. You would be part of a larger team of Social Workers working across the division of Child, Women and Family at Waitematā providing services across both North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals. We provide services to inpatient wards, community hapu wahine, maternity, gynaecology, and Special Care Baby Units. You will cover wahine having fetal loss and unplanned pregnancies.

The role involves both community and ward based work as well as weekend on-call roster. You will ideally have experience working with women, children and their whānau.

If you are self-motivated and enjoy working in a flexible and challenging environment then this may be the role for you. You will have great communication skills, advanced assessment skills, efficient in your time management, and enjoy working both independently and as part of a supportive team.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.