Practice Leader - Foster Care

Auckland - South

Permanent

Mount Wellington location

Exciting opportunity to join this not for profit organisation

Work with caregivers across NZ

Job Description:

The company

This is a rare, permanent opportunity for a Practice Leader - Foster Care Worker. My client is charitable trust, who work with children and youth across NZ. This role is responsible for team and caregiver training and contributes to the on-going clinical development of the service.

Duties include

Recruitment and training of staff and caregivers

Supervision and provision of line management

Responsible for efficient service management as well as the treatment model integrity and effectiveness of service

Office based with local and regional travel required to visit young people who are in care or are transitioning out of care

Participate in rostered 24 hour on-call crisis intervention

Ensure that all young people in the programme receive a high standard of care

Ensure that assessment treatment plans, self-regulation plans and risk management plans are undertaken as required

Be the primary point of contact for caregivers and provide feedback on areas of achievements and areas requiring improvement

Oversee and coordinate the integration of interventions by caregivers, care coordinators, and external providers

To be considered for this role

You must be a registered health professional (Social Worker, Physchologist or Occupational Therapist) under the Health Practitioners Competency ActFull driver’s license

Minimum three years’ or more experience in relevant field

A Bachelors degree in relevant field

Experience working with a range of cultures

Experience in clinical report writing

Experience in clinical report writing

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please apply now! ]]>