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Children’s Contact Visit Supervisors

Hawke's Bay

Casual

Contact Supervisors ensure a safe and appropriate environment is maintained for a child during a contact visit between a child and a visiting parent or other family member.

We require casual supervisors who are available for work at varied times and on varied days of the week including weekends. You will be working alongside our Supervised Contact Coordinator and full training will be given.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for children’s safety during the contact visit.
• Ensuring appropriate interactions between parent and child are facilitated and monitored vigilantly.

Skills and experience

• This work is well suited to people who have the ability to communicate effectively, deal positively with conflict, are mature and have life experience.

Knowledge and understanding of child development, attachment, and dynamics of family violence are desirable.

Benefits and perks

• Flexible work hours
• Training and Support

About Birthright

Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care is a well-established Charitable Trust, with over sixty years of service to families & whanau in our community.

If you are enthusiastic, energetic, and committed to making a difference for tamariki and their whanau then you may be interested in joining our team.

For more information on this role please contact our Practice Manager at or phone 06 835-2162.

To apply, please forward a CV and cover letter to

Please only apply if you already live in Hawke’s Bay and are legally able to work in New Zealand.

Social Worker in Schools

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

Full time

Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care is a well-established Charitable Trust, with over 70 years of service to families/whanau in our community. If you are enthusiastic, energetic, and committed to change and making a difference for tamariki and their whanau then you may be interested in joining our team.

We are offering an opportunity for a highly self-motivated, qualified Social Worker to join our wider energetic and supportive Social Worker in Schools team and contribute to and celebrate the positive outcomes for children and their whanau in our community.

We’re looking for a qualified New Zealand Registered Social Worker (or is eligible to apply for registration) with a strong interest in prevention and early intervention to join our supportive team. This role is varied and includes providing comprehensive social work services, home-based support, family and sexual harm interventions, and general social work strategies for families, children, and adolescents.

We are keen to hear from you if you possess the following skills:

• Competency in working with children, adolescents, and their families/whanau
• Competency in working with child protection issues
• Competency in Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
• Strong relationships skills and working within the community (Schools)
• Good self-management and time management
• Ability to get on with children, parents, and teachers
• Ability to develop group sessions, programmes, and activities
• Enthusiastic and energetic
• A full New Zealand driver’s license and use of a car for work purposes
• Knowledge and a working understanding of mental health issues
• Excellent knowledge of therapeutic models to support plans for families
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and competent computer skills

You must be eligible to work in New Zealand. Birthright is committed to the protection of children and young people and the responsibilities outlined in the Children’s Act 2014. Birthright undertakes interviews, police vetting, referee checks and risk assessment for all staff recruitment.

Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care provides:

• Professional registration through SWRB
• Internal and External professional supervision
• Mileage allowance
• Ongoing professional development and growth
• Birthday Leave

Please contact 06 835 2162/0800 457 146 for a Job Description and Application Form. To apply, please send your application, with a CV and cover letter to:

Social Worker

We are seeking a self-motivated, qualified Social Worker to join an energetic and supportive team that contributes to positive outcomes for children and their whanau in our community.

Additional training and support will be provided to the successful applicant.

To be considered for this role you will need to be a compassionate and solution-focused social work practitioner with a desire to make a difference.

You will also need the following:

• Eligibility to work in New Zealand
• A Social Work qualification that is recognized by the NZ social work registration board
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A full New Zealand driver’s license
• Excellent time management with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of whanau/family dynamics, working with difference, family violence, drug and alcohol issues, mental illness and well-being, and general societal issues
• Ability to facilitate Individual and Group programmes for tamariki and whanau

Birthright Hawke’s Bay Child & Family Care provides:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Professional registration through SWRB
• Internal and External professional supervision
• Long service and Birthday leave
• Mileage allowance
• Great ongoing professional development and growth opportunities

Please apply by sending a cover letter and CV to:

(A Job Description is available on request)