Career Opportunities

Ka tukua atu e Affinity Services te tiakitanga mo nga Tangata Whaiora e mate hinengaro ana

Affinity Services provides community based, recovery focused, mental health support services in the Auckland region. Affinity strives to assist people attain and live rich and fulfilled lives.

Are you keen to make a difference in someone's life?

  • Support Workers – Community / Asian / Peer / Residential / Respite (Adult / Maternal / Youth)
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Group Facilitators
  • Casual Pool
  • Business roles
  • Management roles
  • Service improvement roles

 

You must be eligible to work in NZ to apply.

Please download the relevant job description attached to the job advert.

Please download the application form, complete and fax 09 520 4068 or post to the HR Advisor Affinity Services PO Box 11072 Ellerslie 1542

For further information please contact us on 09 531 4040
or careers@affinityservices.co.nz

Currently Available Positions


Social Worker

Location: Central Auckland

• Balmoral, New Windsor, Mt Albert Grey Lyn area
• Permanent Fulltime / Part time
• Flexible week
• Job Ref 2012RSDJ

Ka tukua atu e Affinity Services te tiakitanga mo nga Tangata Whaiora e mate hinengaro ana

Affinity Services provides community based, recovery focused, mental health support services in the Auckland region. Affinity strives to assist people attain and live rich and fulfilled lives.

The Residential Service operates its sites across Balmoral, New Windsor, Mt Albert, Grey Lynn and Manurewa in the Auckland region. This role will be working with people with intensive and complex needs, in particular Maori, Pacific Island and Pakeha cultures to reintegrate back into their community.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate person who is innovative progressive and recovery orientated to join our team. You will coordinate in partnership with your colleagues and the service user, to support them to achieve their goals in terms of:
• Housing
• Employment
• Education
• Community
• Family/Whanau
You will share the passion and desire to assist people to improve their quality of life and live a life of their choosing.

In your day to day role you will:
• Seek sustainable and affordable housing
• Assist people with maintaining a home and a budget
• Liaise and develop relationships with resources and networks

You will demonstrate these skills and attributes:
• Have excellent communication, planning and organisational skills
• Be passionate about achieving improved health outcomes
• Have good computer skills
• Actively reflect on your work practice to enhance people’s recovery
• Use strategies to engage meaningfully and in partnership with a strengths focus
• Have a compassionate, caring, non-judgemental and supportive attitude

If you have a registered Social Worker qualification and experience relevant to mental health or equivalent with transferrable skills, we’d love to hear from you.

You will need to have NZ residency to apply for this position.

It is essential that you hold a full clean drivers licence and a clean police record. We are a friendly, caring and diverse team at Affinity; come join us to develop your career.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience.

Mehemea he Maori koe hei turanga pai mau

Applications close 10 February 2012.

Please email your CV and Cover Ltr to careers@affinityservices.co.nz.
Please download the position description and application form on our website careers page www.affinityservices.co.nz and either scan and email, fax (09) 520 4068 or post HR Advisor PO Box 11072 Ellerslie 1542.

Enquiries to HR Advisor 531 4056 DDI or 531 4040

Closing Date: 10-02-2012

For further information please contact the HR Advisor – Ref: 2012RSDJ at careers@affinityservices.co.nz.

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