Social Worker Caregiver - Ōtepoti Site (Fixed term/Secondment until 23 March 202
New Zealand Government
Job Description
* Specialised role, focusing on recruiting, assessing and supporting caregivers to provide the best possible care.
* This role is based at our Dunedin Site
* Champion the protection, wellbeing and best management of tamariki in safe families
Mō te tūnga | About the role
Caregivers take on a critically important role in the lives of tamariki who cannot live safely at home. As a Caregiver Social Worker, you will partner closely with our caregivers to help them understand the role they play at each stage of a child's journey through care. With your strong relationship management skills and commitment to providing tailored support, you will ensure that our caregivers are well prepared with the resources, skills and information that they need to provide nurturing, safe and stable homes for tamariki. As part of your work, you will build relationships with and support whānau and non-whānau caregivers, emergency and respite caregivers and long-term...
* This role is based at our Dunedin Site
* Champion the protection, wellbeing and best management of tamariki in safe families
Mō te tūnga | About the role
Caregivers take on a critically important role in the lives of tamariki who cannot live safely at home. As a Caregiver Social Worker, you will partner closely with our caregivers to help them understand the role they play at each stage of a child's journey through care. With your strong relationship management skills and commitment to providing tailored support, you will ensure that our caregivers are well prepared with the resources, skills and information that they need to provide nurturing, safe and stable homes for tamariki. As part of your work, you will build relationships with and support whānau and non-whānau caregivers, emergency and respite caregivers and long-term...