Team Coach - OT, RN, SW, DAPAANZ

Pathways Health Ltd; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver contributions

5th week of annual leave

Two wellbeing days per year

HealthNow card $250 annually

Leadership development & coaching

Job summary

Real is recruiting for a Team Coach - Clinician to lead the Whetū Marewa Youth Service in Whanganui, balancing a clinical caseload with leadership and coaching responsibilities.

You’ll guide a small team, shape service development, and strengthen partnerships with health, education, iwi, and community groups to improve taiohi outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registration and a current APC as an Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse, Social Worker, DAPAANZ practitioner, or other relevant registered health professional.
• Experience working in mental health, addiction, youth wellbeing, health, disability, or social services.
• Leadership experience, or demonstrated leadership potential and a desire to develop as a leader.
• Experience engaging with young people experiencing mental health and/or addiction challenges.
• The ability to build effective relationships across health, education, and community sectors.
• Strong communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• A commitment to modelling wellbeing, professionalism, and values-based leadership.
• A full, clean New Zealand driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical assessment and support for taiohi experiencing mild to moderate mental health, addiction, and wellbeing challenges.
• Leading a mobile, community-based service that delivers support where young people feel most comfortable.
• Providing coaching, guidance, and clinical leadership to a team of clinicians and youth workers.
• Supporting recruitment, professional development, performance coaching, and wellbeing of kaimahi.
• Creating an environment where people feel empowered to learn, innovate, and do their best work.
• Working alongside taiohi, whānau, and community partners to continuously improve and shape the service.
• Ensuring high-quality service delivery and effective contract performance.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships across Health NZ, education, iwi, community organisations, and the wider social sector.
• Identifying emerging needs and helping develop responsive solutions that improve outcomes for taiohi.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Relationship-building

Communication

Team-building

Education

Registration and current APC as a health professional

Job description

• Team Coach - Clinician for our Whetū Marewa Youth Service
• Lead care. Grow people. Shape youth wellbeing.
• Permanent, full-time role + Monday to Friday + Whanganui

Lead a youth wellbeingteam while maintaining clinical practice, coaching staff and improving outcomesfor taiohi in Whanganui.

Summary

Are you an experienced clinician ready to further develop your leadership skills? Or perhaps you're already leading and looking for a role where your influence can extend beyond a caseload to shape a service, growing people, and strengthening outcomes for taiohi?

Real'sWhetū Marewa youth service as a Team Coach - Clinician, where you'll balance hands-on clinical work with leadership, coaching, service development, and community connection.

Real | Mō mātou

At Real, we believe every taiohi has thepotential to thrive.

Through our Whetū Marewa service, wesupport taiohi aged 12-24 across the Whanganui rohe who are experiencingchallenges with mental health, addiction, or wellbeing. We work alongside youngpeople, whānau, and communities to build resilience, strengthen connections,and develop practical skills that support long-term wellbeing.

Our approach is flexible, community-based,and focused on what matters most to each young person. We meet taiohi wherethey are and help create opportunities for them to shape their own futures.

Learn more about us at www.real.org.nz

The opportunity | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi

This is more than a leadership role.

As Team Coach - Clinician, you'll lead fromalongside your team, maintaining a clinical caseload while providing leadership, coaching, and support to a small team of one clinician and twoyouth workers.

Because of the size of the team, you'llhave a genuine opportunity to influence the direction of the service, championinnovation, and make a highly visible difference in the lives of taiohi andwhānau throughout the Whanganui rohe.

You'll be empowered to strengthen clinicalpractice, foster a positive team culture, build meaningful partnerships, andhelp ensure the service continues to evolve to meet emerging community needs.

You'll also receive ongoing coaching andleadership support from the Service and Relationship Manager, creating afantastic opportunity for someone looking to grow their confidence andcapability as a leader.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing clinical assessment and support for taiohiexperiencing mild to moderate mental health, addiction, and wellbeingchallenges.
• Leading a mobile, community-based service that delivers supportwhere young people feel most comfortable.
• Providing coaching, guidance, and clinical leadership to a teamof clinicians and youth workers.
• Supporting recruitment, professional development, performancecoaching, and wellbeing of kaimahi.
• Creating an environment where people feel empowered to learn,innovate, and do their best work.
• Working alongside taiohi, whānau, and community partners tocontinuously improve and shape the service.
• Ensuring high-quality service delivery and effective contractperformance.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships across Health NZ,education, iwi, community organisations, and the wider social sector.
• Identifying emerging needs and helping develop responsivesolutions that improve outcomes for taiohi.

This is a permanent, full-time positionbased in Whanganui, working Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm. You will alsoparticipate in an on-call roster.

About you | Mōu

You're passionate about supporting taiohito achieve their goals and live meaningful lives.

You may already be leading a team, or youmay be an experienced clinician looking for the right opportunity to take thenext step into leadership. Either way, you're someone who enjoys helping othersgrow, building strong relationships, and creating positive change.

You'll bring curiosity, initiative, and a collaborative approach to your work, along with the ability to build trust withtaiohi, whānau, colleagues, and community partners.

Most importantly, you'll be someone whobelieves that great outcomes come from strong relationships, shared purpose,and a willingness to continually learn and improve.

You'll have:

• Registration and a current APC as an Occupational Therapist,Registered Nurse, Social Worker, DAPAANZ practitioner, or other relevantregistered health professional.
• Experience working in mental health, addiction, youthwellbeing, health, disability, or social services.
• Leadership experience, or demonstrated leadership potential anda desire to develop as a leader.
• Experience engaging with young people experiencing mentalhealth and/or addiction challenges.
• The ability to build effective relationships across health,education, and community sectors.
• Strong communication, coaching, and relationship-buildingskills.
• A commitment to modelling wellbeing, professionalism, andvalues-based leadership.
• A full, clean New Zealand driver's licence.

What we offer | Ngā āhuatanga kei amātou

In addition to meaningful work and asupportive team environment, you'll receive:

• Increased employer KiwiSaver contributions
• Fifth week of annual leave after 12 months
• Two paid wellbeing days each year
• HealthNow card with $250 annually to support health andwellbeing for you and your whānau
• Ongoing leadership development and coaching support
• The opportunity to help shape and grow an innovative youthservice

Applications will be reviewed as theyare received and the position may close earlier if a suitable candidate isfound.

Contact | Whakapā:

For a confidentialdiscussion, contact Kerry Debrah, Service and Relationship Manager, at [e-mail].

Applications close | Rā Katinga:

29 May 2026. Advert may close sooner if a suitable candidateis found.

Real is supported by Pathways HealthLimited, part of the Wise Group. We are committed to healthy lifestyles andactively support a smoke-free environment. We warmly encourage applicationsfrom people with lived experience of mental health and addiction challenges.