Occupational Therapist

Pathways Health Ltd.; Auckland; Hybride; NZD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Increased KiwiSaver contribution

Five weeks annual leave

Paid wellbeing days

HealthNow card $250/year

Holiday programme assistance

Perk + Perk app

Résumé du poste

Pathways Health Ltd. in Auckland Central is seeking a Registered Occupational Therapist to join a peer-led acute alternative service. You will support tāngata whai ora to achieve wellbeing, lead the Day Program, and work with a team of peers and clinical kaimahi.

You will provide occupational assessments, develop support plans, run therapeutic groups, and contribute to wellbeing planning and risk management. This full-time role is Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm, in a central Auckland setting.

Qualifications

• NZ registered Occupational Therapist required.
• Current full, clean driver’s licence required.
• Current first aid certificate or willingness to obtain one.
• Knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Responsabilités

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

Connaissances

Driver's licence

Formation

NZ registered Occupational Therapist

Description du poste

• Full time role + Monday-Friday + CentralAuckland location
• Extra annual leave + Paid wellbeingdays + Increased KiwiSaver contribution
• $250 towards your health and wellbeing+ Have weekends off

Bring your OT skills to support tāngata whai ora at ourPeer-led Acute Alternative and support our Day Programme

Pathways | Mō mātou

As a leading mental health and addiction service in Aotearoa, we believein the power of lived experience and the impact of the peer workforce. We havewell established and effective peer workforce infrastructure which supports youin your mahi. Our collective mahi is to empower individuals to live full livesin their communities. We foster strong whānau connections.

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 lived 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.

The Benefits | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou

• Increased KiwiSaver contribution
• Fifth week of Annual leave (after 12months employment)
• Paid Wellbeing days (2 per year)
• HealthNow Payment Card - $250 per yearto support Health and Wellbeing for you and your whanau
• Holiday programme assistance
• Perk + Perk plus discount app

The Role | Mō tēnei tūrangamahi

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

You will join a team of passionate peer support specialists andRegistered Nurses who walk alongside tangata whai ora to achieve wellbeingwhile working in a homelike 12-bed community-based service. You will bereporting to the Team Coach - Peer.

This role offers ameaningful opportunity for a Registered Occupational Therapist to work within amental health NGO setting, based in Auckland Central. You’ll be supportingpeople experiencing mental distress and high mental health needs by providingcare outside of traditional hospital environments. The role includes leadingand running a Day Program.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will support tāngata whai ora toidentify and achieve their individual goals, enhance independence, andstrengthen participation in meaningful daily activities. This includescompleting occupational assessments, developing and reviewing support plans,facilitating therapeutic groups within the day programme, supporting wellbeingand recovery planning, and contributing to risk and safety management.

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

Responsibilities include:

• 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 in partnership with whai ora, whānau, and the wider team.
• Practise in a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and whānau-centred way.

About You | Mōu

• A NZ registered Occupational Therapist.
• A current full, clean driver’slicence.
• A current first aid certificate or be prepared to obtain one.
• An understanding of what you need for your own wellbeing.
• Knowledge of, and demonstrable commitment to, the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

ApplicationsClose | Rā Katinga: Friday, 13th November 2026.

PositionDescription:

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Contact:

Melanie Govender, Service and RelationshipManager on [e-mail] for any further information.

For further information,visit our website www.pathways.co.nz

Pathways is committed to healthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke freeenvironment.