Social Worker

About Us

Guided by a dedicated team of Poumahi, we embody and uphold the values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga, pono me te tika, and mana motuhake in all that we do.

Te Taumata is a leadership organisation established by and for Ngāti Whakaue, working across education, te reo Māori, housing development and social wellbeing.

Today, our work reaches hundreds of whānau, rangatahi, tamariki, and kōhungahunga through high-quality, whānau-centred programmes and services.

The Role

Te Taumata’s Housing and Wellbeing team is rebuilding and growing, and clinical capability is central to that. We’re expanding our clinical team to three. This social work role is replacing an amazing kaimahi that has recently left the team, and it sits alongside our existing Registered Nurse and a new Mental Health and Addiction Specialist we’re recruiting at the same time.

It’s a real opportunity to help shape what clinical practice looks like here: bringing technical strength into the team and coaching and guiding our Key Workers in their day to day work with whānau.

Addiction is the thread running through most of what our team deals with, and you’ll bring the social work lens to it. Safeguarding, family harm, whānau systems, the statutory interface, and the practical advocacy that makes treatment possible when housing, income or care arrangements are in the way.

Key Workers hold the relationship and the plan. You strengthen what the team can recognise, respond to and refer safely, and you step in where complexity or risk calls for it.

At its heart, this role is about relationships, walking alongside whānau in a way that’s grounded in kaupapa Māori, trauma informed practice, Housing First principles, and mana enhancing support.

You'll need:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in social work
• Current registration with the Social Workers Registration Board and a practising certificate, or eligibility and a commitment to register
• Experience with alcohol and other drug harm, and with safeguarding or family harm. Formal AOD training or DAPAANZ affiliation is a plus
• A current full New Zealand Driver Licence

You'll be working with vulnerable whānau, so the right skills and experience really matter.

Fixed-term positions through to June 2028, available full-time or part-time, based in Rotorua.

Contact Lauren on 021 192 3497 or recruit@robynyoung.co.nz to learn more about the role.