Youth Addictions Practitioner: Build Brighter Futures

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children; Auckland; On-site; NZD 126,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children seeks an Addictions Practitioner for the Military Style Academy programme in Palmerston North. You will support rangatahi through residential and community transition with evidence-based interventions and trauma-informed, strengths-based practices.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, whānau, and community services to promote recovery, resilience and reintegration, while managing risk and tailoring plans to individual needs.

Qualifications

• You are an experienced practitioner with a tertiary qualification in addictions, psychology, social work, counselling, education, or a related field.
• Registration with the appropriate professional body (e.g., DAPAANZ) where applicable.
• Experience delivering therapeutic interventions and working with high-risk, vulnerable populations.

Responsibilities

• Conducting specialist addiction assessments and developing individual intervention plans.
• Delivering evidence-based interventions using Motivational Interviewing, CBT, relapse prevention, and strengths-based practice.
• Supporting rangatahi to understand links between addiction, wellbeing, decision-making and offending behaviour.
• Identifying triggers, managing risk factors, and developing healthier coping strategies.
• Providing continuity of care and therapeutic support during transition back to the community.
• Collaborating with whānau, social workers, education providers, health services and community agencies.
• Contributing addiction knowledge to multidisciplinary case reviews and care planning.

Skills

Experience with youth addiction issues

Therapeutic interventions delivery

Risk assessment and management

Stakeholder engagement

Driver licence

Education

Registration with DAPAANZ or relevant professional body

Tertiary qualification in addictions, psychology, social work, counselling, education, or related field

Job description

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children seeks an Addictions Practitioner for the Military Style Academy programme in Palmerston North. You will support rangatahi through residential and community transition with evidence-based interventions and trauma-informed, strengths-based practices.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, whānau, and community services to promote recovery, resilience and reintegration, while managing risk and tailoring plans to individual needs.