Social Worker

Dunedin - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Social Worker

North Community Mental Health Team

Permanent 1.0 FTE (40hrs per week) opportunity
Competitive salary Kiwisaver
Access to regular supervision professional development and peer support

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

Apply evidenced based and best practice principles to underpin social work practice.
Undertake appropriate social work assessments (including psychosocial and risk assessments) of the consumers and their familys needs and situation.
Work as a Key Worker holding a caseload alongside the wider outreach team.
Exhibit effective assessment and counselling skills and be clinically competent.
Understands the impact of family harm upon consumers and their family especially children and to work to reduce the risk of further harm.
Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team and liaise appropriately with relevant health care professionals managers and organisations.

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About you

Be self-motivated innovative and an effective problem solver
Empathetic with patients and their families/whanau.
Be able to work autonomously as well as within a multidisciplinary team.
Have commitment to maintain social work standards and ethics.
Hold a current APC and Registration with the Social Workers Board of New Zealand.

The successful applicant must hold a full and clean NZ drivers license.

Salary range:

This role belongs to the PSA/DHBs Allied Public Health and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($77087 p.a) and Step 8 ($110210 p.a pro rata) of the Degree-Based Allied Public Health and Technical scale.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori Pacific disabled and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Monday 12 January 2026. If you have any questions about the role please contact:

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.

Social WorkerNorth Community Mental Health TeamPermanent 1.0 FTE (40hrs per week) opportunityCompetitive salary KiwisaverAccess to regular supervision professional development and peer supportHealth New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is commit...