1. Assistant Operations Manager
2. Transitional Housing Service
3. Registered in Health, Addictions or Social work
About the Business:
The Addington Men's Hostel and Community housing team, provides a unique 24/7 Transitional housing service in Christchurch. The service has been serving the city for 125+ years with a particular focus for up to 88 individual men with a Corrections/mental health/addictions prior experience, within a hostel 24 hour staffed context. More recently we have also added whanau focused housing for up to 49 families across a number of other standalone housing sites across the city.
About the Role:
The Assistant Operations Manager is the 3IC role in this service, will be a fully registered professional who is providing support to the day-to-day Operations leadership and clinical decision making across the service. It is a busy role, requiring someone who has significant prior training, clinical and leadership experience within a Mental health/Addictions/Corrections context, who wants the opportunity to step into the joint leadership of 24/7 team alongside our very experienced Operations Manager and Director.
You are bringing your Clinical expertise and training into a community setting, to ensure that the day-to-day health and support needs are being addressed and assisting the wider staff to provide the safest service to the individuals and whanau who are in need of what we can offer. We employ Nurses, Social Workers, Counsellors, OT, Addiction focused staff and Support workers as part of the wider team and you will be leading parts of this team according to your own training.
What will your responsibilities be:
4. To help provide clinical and practical leadership to the wider team
5. To provide line management to parts of the team
6. To assist in intake and discharges to the hostel or Community team
7. Provide assistance and oversight of the service, in the absence of the Operations Manager
8. Undertake internal training to the team as needed
9. To work alongside the Operations Manager to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the clients, staff and sites
10. After hours On call a week per month (approx)
Our ideal candidate will:
11. Must have a NZ approved, Degree level equivalent qualification for either Registered Nursing/Social work/Addictions/OT/Counselling or equivalent
12. Must have full NZ registration with either Nursing Council, SWRB, Dapaanz, NZAC, (or NZ equivalent)
13. At least 5 years post grad direct experience in either Health, Housing, Addictions, Corrections, Counselling or similar
14. At least 2 years leadership experience in supporting and leading a similar team
15. Have the ability to support and promote the values and mission of this site and service
16. Working within a culturally diverse client and staff group
Our offer to you:
17. Competitive salary based on the Social Work pay equity scale (band 4)
18. An additional 5 days leave each year
19. Monday to Friday role with no work on Public holidays (unless on call)
20. Hours of work negotiable based around a 9am-5.30pm day. (Can flex to needs of childcare)
21. Onsite free parking
22. Annual registration fees paid and ongoing internal/external trainings to maintain registration hours
23. Discounted Medical Insurance with Southern Cross
24. TSA discount card for discount with various retailors such as Beaurepairs, Noel Leeming, Placemakers and Torpedo7
25. Free confidential counselling services to support your wellbeing
26. Monthly Clinical supervision
27. Option to undertake Post Grad Cert in Mental Health /Addictions at Otago Uni (or equivalent) with support for study fees and study days
28. Free flu vaccinations
29. Central city location (Addington) in a park like setting, which is currently having a significant hostel building update which will also see a new admin wing
30. On call allowance
Candidates should be adaptable, energetic, self-motivated and committed to our mission of 'caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society'
This role is permanent full time and hours worked will be 40 per week with on call rostered approximately every 4 weeks. (On call allowance)
The starting salary for this role will fall between $95k and $122K
This role may close early due to an increased number of applications - apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!
We look forward to receiving your application.
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