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Latest Listings by Branch

North Island

Auckland 

Counsellor - Part Time
KingsWay School | Auckland

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified counsellor to join our small, supportive counselling team for two days per week during school term time. This is a value-add role for someone who is passionate about student wellbeing. This position is suitable for both recent graduates and experienced practitioners.

KingsWay School is a high achieving, state integrated Christian School catering for Year 1-13 students with a growing roll. Our mission is “To be a Christian community of learning that nurtures young people towards their full potential as servant leaders in the Kingdom of God”.  Our Christian special character is an integral part of our pastoral care service, and the successful candidate is expected to support this.

This support staff position will suit someone with:

• Proven ability to counsel children and adolescents from a Christian perspective
• Great relationship and communication skills who can build effective counselling relationships with students, their whanau, staff & external agencies to foster wellbeing
• An existing supervisory relationship
• A degree in counselling
• Either provisional or full membership with NZCCA or NZAC

Applications close at 9am, Tuesday 21 May 2024.

Apply Here

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Gisborne - No Vacancies

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Hawkes Bay - No Vacancies

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Manawatu - No Vacancies  

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Clinician
Wellstop | Palmerston North

We are looking for a Clinician to bring their experience to this team. The purpose of the role will be to assess the needs of families where there has been sexual offending or harmful sexual behaviour, and to provide clinical services to clients needing transformation in their lives. The Clinician will work with child and youth. The role will also involve working in the area of mental health with youth who have experienced trauma.
Some travel to Levin will may be required (work vehicle provided).
We are a supportive, dedicated, and fun team of Clinicians who take pride in the quality of our work. If you think that our mahi is a good match for you, we would love to hear from you.

Apply Here

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Taranaki - No Vacancies

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Te Tai Tokerau

Trauma Informed Therapists 

Ta Moko Services Te Tai Tokerau

Ta Moko Services is a Northland based mental health service providing ACC Sensitive Claims and Psychological Services counselling. We are looking for therapists to join us across Te Tai Tokerau working with a broad range of clients to offer face to face counselling. As a contractor, your ability to work flexible hours allows you to create your own work/life balance and enjoy what our rohe has to offer. 

If you are a qualified / registered health professional, e.g. counsellor, psychologist, psychotherapist, with experience in trauma and are interested in joining our dynamic, vibrant team in beautiful Northland, please call or email Megan Clark in confidence - 0274 639 862  office@tamokoservices.co.nz

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Tauranga Moana

Mental Health Clinician
Rotorua

We're looking for an experienced registered clinician with 3+ years of relevant experience in mental health (Registered Nurse or counsellor preferred) and to join our Real Youth Service in Rotorua. This service provides assessment, therapy and support to young people and their whānau. It is a brief and early intervention service based in the community.

You will align with our tikanga (principles) and kawa (practice) and support the clinical components of Whetū Marewa - Primary Mental Health.

We provide both individual and group therapy and support sessions from our office, local schools or out in the community.  For more information around this vacancy, all email enquires can be directed to lakes@real.org.nz

This a permanent, full-time role, working Monday- Friday, 8.30am- 5.00pm, in Rotorua.

You | Mōu

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:

• experience working in mental health
• an understanding of local community issues and of tikanga Māori
• ability to develop and maintain internal and external key relationships
• uphold the integrity and mana of both the taiohi and kaupapa
• the ability to work independently and innovatively to engage young people/taiohi and whānau
• an inspiring and enthusiastic outlook on life
• a current full NZ driver’s licence.

Closing Date | Rā Katinga: 15 May 2024. Please note, this advert may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found prior to the closing date.

Apply Here

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Counsellor 
Whitianga Community Services Trust

Are you ready to launch your counselling career in the sunny Coromandel? Whitianga Community Services Trust has a vacancy for a counsellor with /or working towards NZAC registration. We are a small supportive team provide a range of counselling and community services for clients and their whanau in the beautiful Mercury Bay area. You will have demonstrated assessment and counselling skills and be comfortable working with both children and adults, as well as across all cultures. Te Tiriti o Waitangi will underpin your practice.

If this sounds like you, in return we will offer: 

While this is a full time position, this is negotiable for the right candidate. 

To find out more about this position, please contact: Janette Hunter, Team Leader of the Social Wellbeing Team, Whitianga Social Services Trust Email:  Janette.h@wcst.org.nz

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Waikato  - No Vacancies

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Wellington/Wairarapa/Kapiti Coast

Guidance Counsellor (HOD)
Wellington Girl's College

To start term 3, 2024

Applications close midday 21 May 2024

 

 

Wellington Girls’ College is seeking a qualified Guidance Counsellor, who is a NZ registered teacher, to join our counselling team as Head of Department.

The successful applicant will have. 

 

• excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills
• the ability to build strong professional relationships with the wider pastoral team and external agencies. 
• Able to work closely with SMT on wider wellbeing policy and procedures.

 

This is a full-time permanent position and starts Term 3, or by negotiation. 

 

If you have any questions, please contact Jacqui Forsythe HR Manager jacqui.forsythe@wgc.school.nz

 

To apply and view the Job description please follow this link. Closing date for applications is 21st May, 2024.

 

https://wgc.schooljobs.nz/Job/HOD-Guidance/Wellington/3672

 

The terms and conditions, including base salary, for this position is set by the relevant collective agreement. The base salary for trained and registered teachers will range from $60,000 to $103,000.00, depending on applicant’s qualifications and experience. Individuals actual base salary will be established by a salary assessment once a role is confirmed.

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Director
The Salvation Army | Wellington Bridge Centre

Lead a passionate regional team to empower tangata whaiora and see their lives change through the provision of high quality addiction services.

As a key member of the Bridge team nationally, the Wellington Bridge Director is responsible for the overall management of regional operations, with key accountabilities includingleadership and mentorship, stakeholder engagement, strategy planning and implementation,cultural safety, financial, risk and business management.

The team at the Wellington Bridge are highly skilled and operate with a high level of trust and transparency; they’re creative and innovative, with the Wellington Bridge previouslybeing recognised by Te Whatu Ora for Excellence in Innovation and Future Thinking, achieving consistently excellent outcomes in external audit measured against the Ngā Paerewa Standards for Health and Disability Services 2021.

This is a full time position based at the Bridge Centre in Newtown. As the service operates 24/7, there is the requirement for the Director to be on-call.

Applications close: Sunday 19 May 2024
Applications to: Kirsty McLaren via mclaren.co.nz
Position description: Available to view at mclaren.co.nz
P: 04 499 1069
W: mclaren.co.nz

View the position description by copying this link into your browser: https://mclaren.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/TSA-PD-Bridge-Director-1.5.24.pdf

Apply Here

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Facilitator for a peer-led support group (Part-time contract available)
ThroughBlue | Wellington

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ACC Adolescent Counsellors
Hutt Valley Sexual Abuse Support & Healing (HV-SASH)

HV SASH is looking for counsellors to be providers under the ACC ISSC programme.
to adolescents (aged 13-20).  
If you’ve been thinking about working for yourself, or would like to supplement your private practice, this opportunity could suit you. There is no closing date, applications are open.

Apply Here

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ACC contract counsellors 
Hutt Valley Sexual Abuse Support and Help

HV SASH needs to contract additional counsellor/counsellors to be providers of specialist counselling to sexual abuse victims under the ACC ISSC programme, find out more here

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ACC adolescent contract counsellors 
Hutt Valley Sexual Abuse Support and Help

HV SASH needs to contract counsellor/counsellors to be providers of specialist counselling to adolescent (aged 13 - 20) sexual abuse victims under the ACC ISSC programme, find out more here

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Whanganui - No vacancies

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South Island - No vacancies 

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Aoraki - No Vacancies

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Canterbury and West Coast - No Vacancies

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Marlborough - No Vacancies

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Nelson - No Vacancies

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Otago/Southland - No Vacancies

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Nationwide Vacancies

Calling all counsellors!
Habit Health Group | Nationwide

Habit Health is a nationwide healthcare provider, specialising in the rehabilitation space. We enable people to live their best lives and empower our teams to realise their full potential.

The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is part of the wider Habit Health Group. Our values are our people, enabling us to provide confidential services to employees across work/life issues. Our sites across Aotearoa are seeking empathetic, experienced Counsellors for a variety of fulfilling opportunities, giving you with the tools you need to support people the way they deserve to be taken care of – the Habit Health way.

Apply Here

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Looking for registered counsellors, registered psychotherapists, and a registered psychologist 
Mindful Connections | Online

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Counsellors for Family Court
Ministry of Justice | Nationwide

The Ministry of Justice is seeking applications from Counsellors nationwide who are interested in providing services for the Family Court. 

Counselling referrals are directed by a Family Court Judge if they believe it is the best means of assisting the parties with their communication or implementing a decision of the Family Court. These referrals can usually be accommodated alongside your current workload.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

A minimum of Level 6 NZQA or equivalent in one of the following fields of study: 

• Counselling
• Social Work
• Psychotherapy
• Clinical Psychology
• Psychiatry

To be appointed as a Family Court Counsellor you must be a current member or affiliated to an approved organisation or professional body and hold an up-to-date practising certificate. 

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Experience in family harm including coercive control, child safety, abuse, and neglect. 
• Cultural awareness and in particular, an understanding of tikanga. 
• Working with parties experiencing interparental conflict, who may be stuck in negative communication cycles. 
• Ability to work in a time-limited context in a solution focussed way.
• Working with at times resistant parties. 
• Working on conciliation rather than reconciliation. 
• An understanding of child development stages is essential and maintaining a focus on the needs of the child. 

If this sounds like an opportunity that you would be interested in exploring further, please contact  Jaimi.Newton-Hill@justice.govt.nz for further information or for an application pack.

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Staff and Contractor Vacancies
WellStop

At WellStop we take pride in the skills and abilities of our people. If you wish to be considered for future employment opportunities please email your CV and a covering letter detailing why you would like to work with us to  enquiries@wellstop.org.nz or contact the Regional Manager in your  local area. 

Check out the WellStop Vacancies page

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