Occupational Therapist

Otnzwna; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Increased KiwiSaver contribution

Fifth week of Annual leave

Paid Wellbeing days

HealthNow Card

Job summary

Pathways in Auckland is seeking a NZ registered Occupational Therapist to join a new peer-led community-based acute alternative service in Central Auckland Te Toka Tumai region. You will role model and support kai mahi to use recovery tools and practices, providing care outside traditional hospital environments.

This full-time role works within a 24/7 service delivering an alternative to hospital admission, with a team of 24 staff across shifts.

Qualifications

• NZ registered Occupational Therapist status is required.
• Eligibility to practice as an Occupational Therapist in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individual and group occupational therapy interventions for whai ora and taiohi.
• Lead the Day Program and provide home and community-based support.
• Develop and review person-centred support plans with whai ora, whānau, and the wider team.
• Practise in a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and whānau-centred way.

Skills

OT practice

Client care

Education

NZ registered Occupational Therapist

Job description

• Min Education: A NZ registered Occupational Therapist.


• Company Name For Job: Pathways


• Min Experience: A NZ registered Occupational Therapist.


• Position Title: Occupational Therapist


• Required Travel:


• Classification:


• Scope of Practice:
  
  
  
  • Home and Community Environment assessment
  
  
  
  

TheService

We arebuilding an exciting, new peer-led community-based acute alternative tohospital within the Central Auckland Te Toka Tumai region. This is anopportunity for you to step into an exciting Senior Peer Specialist role.The service will be staffed by l ived and living experience kaimahiwho are trained to deliver inspiring peer services alongside other clinicalkaimahi. You will role model and support our kaimahi to use recovery tools,models, and practices to inspire resilience, hope, and wellbeing. The service will be delivered inpartnership with other mental health and addiction providers and will beinformed by a rights and values-based approach to care. You’ll be reporting toa Team Coach and working with the support of your wider team.

Our service is a 24/7 Peer Acute Alternative Service, providing analternative to hospital admission. The service is delivered by a team of 24staff working across a range of shift patterns.

This role offers ameaningful opportunity for a Registered Occupational Therapist to work within amental health NGO setting, based in Auckland. You’ll be supporting peopleexperiencing mental distress and high mental health needs by providing careoutside of traditional hospital environments.

Responsibilitiesinclude:

Deliver individual and group occupationaltherapy interventions for whai ora and taiohi.

Lead the Day Program and provide home andcommunity-based support.

Develop and review person-centred supportplans in partnership with whai ora, whānau, and the wider team.

Practise in a culturally responsive,trauma-informed, and whānau-centred way.

Ko wai koe (About you)

You will be:

• A current first aidcertificate or be prepared to obtain one.


• An understanding of what youneed for your own wellbeing.


• Knowledge of, and demonstrablecommitment to, the articles of Te Tiriti Waitangi.

OFFER

Pathways | Mō mātou As a leading mental health and addiction service in Aotearoa, we believe in the power of lived experience and the impact of the peer workforce. We have well established and effective peer workforce infrastructure which supports you in your mahi. Our collective mahi is to empower individuals to live full lives in their communities. We foster strong whānau connections.

Ngā huanga o tēnei mahi (The benefits of this position)

This is a full-time position based in central Auckland. You will be working Monday – Friday, 9am – 5:30pm

• Increased KiwiSaver contribution


• Fifth week of Annual leave (after 12 months employment)


• Paid Wellbeing days (2 per year)


• HealthNow Payment Card - $250 per year to support Health and Wellbeing for you and your whanau