Social Worker - MDT & Liaison

QJumpers Recruitment Services; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly Kapa Haka and waiata

EAP & external supervision

Mission Leave and annual/sick leave

Sick leave from day 1

Ongoing training and development

Staff discounts at Op Shops and Pharam

Access to fresh produce via MissionGro

Public transport access and discounted

Career progression within the Mission

Job summary

Te Tāpui Atawhai Auckland City Mission is seeking a qualified Social Worker to join the Māori Development Team & Liaison. You will provide professional social work assessment, intervention and advocacy alongside a multidisciplinary team to improve access for Māori and other communities facing barriers.

Role focuses on equity, cultural safety, and comprehensive care coordination within Health and Connection, with mentoring and development support as part of the Mission family.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered Social Worker with experience in health, mental health, housing, or related social services.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity values.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong assessment, care planning and advocacy skills.
• Current NZ driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Support multidisciplinary practice across Health and Connection, ensuring health, social, cultural, and whānau perspectives inform service delivery.
• Contribute to hui, case discussions, and coordinated care planning to achieve positive outcomes.
• Undertake social work assessments and develop strengths-based plans reflecting client aspirations and cultural values.
• Advocate alongside clients to address barriers to accessing health, social, and community supports.
• Work with internal and external partners to promote holistic wellbeing and service integration.

Skills

Registered Social Worker

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Advocacy

Cultural safety

Relationship building

Job description

Multiple locations

About the role

Health and Connection supports the Mission by providing accessible, responsive, mobile and relationship-based health and social support to people experiencing significant barriers to accessing health care and other services.

The Social Worker – Māori Development Team & Liaison is responsible for providing professional social work assessment, intervention and advocacy alongside multidisciplinary coordination, liaison and referral oversight within the Health and Connection team.

The role supports equitable access to Health and Connection services by applying an equity lens to referral, triage and coordination processes, identifying barriers to engagement, and contributing to improved outcomes for Māori and other populations experiencing disadvantage.

We value learning and growth. You will be supported on your unique journey through mentoring and on the job development as part of the wider Mission community committed to meaningful, values-led work.

Te Tāpui Atawhai Auckland City Mission is committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi. As a Tangata Tiriti organisation, we are working to ensure Te Ao Māori is woven throughout our organisation and that our practice is culturally safe, pro-equity and anti-racist.

Upholding Te Tiriti is a responsibility shared by all kaimahi. We welcome applicants who bring knowledge and experience in this area, and we expect everyone who joins Te Tāpui Atawhai to be willing to grow their understanding and actively contribute to giving effect to our Te Tiriti commitments through their role.

What we offer

• Opportunities to strengthen cultural connection through weekly Kapa Haka, waiata, and monthly romiromi.
• Access to EAP & external supervision.
• “Mission Leave” provides an opportunity to focus on wellbeing along with annual and sick leave.
• Access to sick leave from your 1st day of employment.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Staff discounts at Auckland City Mission Op Shops and Pharmacy.
• Access to low cost, fresh produce through the Mission Grocer.
• Convenient access to public transport and discounted parking options.
• Opportunities for career progression within the Mission.

What you will be doing

• Support multidisciplinary practice across Health and Connection, ensuring health, social, cultural, and whānau perspectives inform service delivery.
• Contribute to the multi disciplinary team hui, case discussions, and coordinated care planning to achieve positive outcomes for clients and whānau.
• Undertake social work assessments and develop strengths-based plans that reflect client and whānau aspirations, cultural values, and goals.
• Advocate alongside clients and whānau to address barriers to accessing health, social, and community support.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to promote holistic wellbeing and service integration.

What we are looking for

• Qualified and registered Social Worker with experience supporting people and whānau in health, mental health, AOD, housing, homelessness, community, or other complex social service environments.
• Capacity to demonstrate through actions commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Mission’s values of Manaakitanga, Atawhai, Rangapū and Mana Tika, Mana Ōrite.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and navigate multiple service systems.
• Strong assessment, care planning, advocacy, and relationship-building skills.
• Current full New Zealand driver's licence.

We recognize that skills, experience and knowledge can be gained in a number of ways. This may include paid or voluntary work, experience undertaken through your church, marae, iwi or whānau responsibilities, or other community roles.

About the Organisation

Te Tāpui Atawhai Auckland City Mission works alongside people in Tāmaki Makaurau facing poverty, homelessness, hunger, and isolation.

With over 100 years of service, we deliver integrated support across housing, food, health and recovery, supporting tens of thousands of Aucklanders every year. Our work is grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and guided by our values; Manaakitanga, Rangapū, Atawhai, and Manatika/Mana Ōrite.

We believe in people, collective responsibility, and hope - and invite those who share our values to join us.