Emergency Housing Kaimahi

Emergency housing Kaimahi 
Full time 

​The purpose of this role is to provide navigator services to families with children, people with mental health needs and people at risk of housing instability who are recipients of an Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants (EH SNG) and living in non-contracted motels.

 Key functions / accountabilities:

•  Reduce the number of people in hardship or insecure housing;
• Improve people’s abilities to meaningfully participate in society;
•  Improve equity of outcomes, particularly for Maori;
•  Improve awareness of and access to support;
•  Provide health assessments, care and referrals where possible
•   Improve the effectiveness of connections across different providers and  organisations.
•  Reduce harm and improve the strength of whanau, families and communities.

   People Specifications:

• a Social Work Degree and be registered with the Social Workers Registration Board        
• experience working with vulnerable people
• ability to build rapport and trust with people and whānau
• ability to build and maintain positive relationships with professionals to support access to services for clients
• an understanding of disability, mental health, and substance abuse
• cultural competency and demonstrable knowledge and skill about kaupapa Māori, te reo Māori, Te Tiriti ō Waitangi and Pacifica protocols.

• behaviour management / conflict resolution skills

Application open:https://ngaiteranginz.bamboohr.com/careers/40
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