Housing First Key Worker

Whatever it Takes Trust (WITT) is proud to be a lived experience, peer support organisation who has been working in the community for over 20 years. We support Tāngata Whaiora (clients) and Whanau who are experiencing Mental Health, Addictions and Homelessness.

Our Service Teams provide: Peer Support, Lighthouses, Recovery programme (Manaia House), Advocacy, Access & Choice, Outreach, Wellbeing Peer Support, Housing, Tenancy, Residential and Youth supports (Mahea).

Our Values and Mission underpin our commitment to Whānau

Manaakitanga | Whānaungatanga | Courage | Rangatiratanga | Aroha

Our Mission: Walking with Whānau to Wellness

Housing First Key Worker

We are searching for new Keyworker as part of expanding to join the service team of Housing First. Your mahi will be supporting whanau who have or are experiencing chronic homelessness to achieve permanent housing, a recovery focus on mental health and addiction needs. This is all supported by the wider WITT organisation offering wraparound internal services.

It's Fulltime, (40hrs) 8am - 4.30pm, Monday-Friday, working in Ahuriri.

 Essential skills and experience you need for this position:

• Mental Health and Wellbeing qualification at Level 4 or higher
• Full Driver's License.
• Key understanding of homelessness, housing and tenancy practices and procedures
• Key understanding of Mental Health & Addiction (AOD background is an advantage)
• A genuine commitment to and alignment with our values and embracing our cultural diversity specifically our commitment to Māori and Pasifika
• Cultural awareness and confidence with knowledge of Tikanga and Te Reo Māori
• Te Tiriti o Waitangi & Equitable outcome awareness and the impacts.
• A high IT capability - All Microsoft office applications and Recordbase Client Management systems

Our mahi is challenging, our mahi is recovery and independence focused, but our mahi is important for our people who need support.

How to apply:

We require a Cover letter and CV. Our process is to tele-interview and face to face interview with a panel with the right applicants. Click APPLY

Suitable applicants will be interviewed as applications are received. Please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity.