Social Worker in School (SWIS)

Join with our team in giving children of our community a better future!
 
Iosis - transforming family life for good.

• Community based organisation working with families who have complex needs and limited resources.

• Working from a strengths based and multi-disciplinary model

• Team culture that is highly supportive and flexible to respond to the needs of children and families in our community.

• Strong local reputation of integrity based on our Christian foundations

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a school providing early intervention and preventative social work services to children and their families from a strengths based approach. You will have a significant opportunity to identify and address factors which put students' education outcomes at risk.  The workload will be varied and each day you will be faced with the challenge of utilising your knowledge, skill and networks to produce the best outcome for families and students whilst been well supported by clinical supervision and training.
 

Person Specifications:
The successful candidate will have strong child protection lenses, the ability to establish and maintain positive relationships, have a Social Work qualification and be registered or eligible for registration. You will need to work well within a multi-disciplinary team as well as independently, have knowledge of Pacific Island, Maori and new immigrant cultures and have a "can-do" attitude. 
 

Application Process:

Please write us an application letter outlining how your experience and skills fit with our person specifications (examples are good!), along with your CV to [email protected].