Registered Health Professional: AOD Clinician, Counsellor, Nurse, OT, Social Worker

• 12 month Fixed-term, Full-time (40 hours per week) until January 2027 (parental leave cover)
• Working hours as per rotating roster of AM/PM shifts (service operates 24 hours, 7 days a week - no overnight shifts required for this role)
• Service hub is located in Rototuna, covering the Waikato region
• Pay is dependent on registration and experience (where pay equity agreement is in force, pay is in line with pay equity as funded for NGOs)

About Ember Korowai Takitini | Nga Matapono

Ember Korowai Takitini blends professional expertise and lived experience to offer a range of services and supports for anyone with mental health, addiction, or intellectual disability needs.

At Ember we support people to live the lives they choose, and we challenge the systems that hold them back.

We desire a society that better understands and responds to mental distress, addiction, and intellectual disability.

Ember offers:

• Additional leave, including recreation days and study leave.
• A comprehensive Health & Wellbeing programme, including health checks, flu vaccinations, and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and more.
• Training opportunities for upskilling, personal & professional development, and career progression.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day in a values-led organisation.

About The Service | Ko Te Whare O Waikato Services

Our Waikato services provide tailored support for tāngata whaiora with high and complex needs, including those referred from adult mental health and forensic services.

We’re a skilled, compassionate, and multi-disciplinary team who bring together a wide range of expertise and lived experiences. We take pride in working collaboratively — using our collective knowledge and strengths to empower whaiora on their recovery journey.

By helping people build daily routines, develop practical life skills, and access meaningful opportunities, we support them to grow, thrive, and live well — both as individuals and as valued members of their communities.

About The Role | Nga mahi

We are seeking a Registered Health Professional — this could be an AOD Clinician, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker — to join our multidisciplinary team. You will plays a key clinical role within the service, working alongside community and peer support workers to ensure safe and effective care. This role involves:

• Providing holistic, person-centered support using recovery and strengths-based approaches
• Working collaboratively with our multi-disciplinary team and community partners as you support tāngata whaiora to regain independence and reintegrate into the community
• Conducting assessments, developing and implementing support plans, and ensuring safe and effective care
• Bringing your professional clinical expertise to help people navigate challenges with mental health, addiction, and social wellbeing

You will have | Nga Pukenga

• Registration with a relevant professional body (e.g. DAPAANZ, Nursing Council, OT Board, SWRB; required)
• Current Full NZ Driver’s Licence (required)
• A valid/current work visa, residency, or citizenship (required)
• A client centred, recovery-focused approach (required)
• Knowledge of mental health rehabilitation and recovery approaches; experience working with co-occurring addictions, dual-diagnoses, and/or cognitive difficulties; and knowledge of Māori health approaches (strongly preferred)

Ready to make a difference?

If this sounds like you, apply now with your CV and cover letter telling us why you’re the right fit for this role.

“He aha te mea nui o te ao? Maku e ki atu, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata”

What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people.

Ember is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and embrace diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for all. We particularly welcome applications from our Māori, Pacific, and Rainbow communities.

We will interview candidates as applications come through rather than waiting until the advertisement closes. The vacancy may be filled earlier if a suitable candidate is identified.