About the role 

ADL's Clinical Lead Teina (2IC) has a key role in supporting the delivery of clinical leadership across ADL. Reporting to and working closely with the Clinical Lead, and collaborating with other leaders, the Clinical Lead Teina will:

• Manage specific service delivery contracts, including Community Support Work (South Canterbury), Transition to Adulthood (Central Lakes), and Te Aro Hou (all regions)
• Oversee and contribute to strategic projects
• Develop and review clinical systems and documentation
• Lead ADL's workforce development programme
• Provide leadership support to Service Leaders. 

The Clinical Lead Teina will also carry a small clinical caseload delivering therapeutic services to young people, including the Thrive Te Pae Ora service, designed to meet the needs of rangatahi/young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues, in this role they will:

• Provide therapeutic counselling for young people at risk young people aged 12 - 24 years.
• Maintain professional registration
• Utilise best practice methods in all clinical practice, and have working knowledge of the following modalities: MI, CBT, ACT, Solution Focused Brief Therapy
• Provide a service that reflects the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
• Respect the diverse ethnic and cultural heritage of New Zealand and utilise culturally appropriate counselling practices
• Work with co-existing mental health and addiction issues as appropriate.

This is a permanent role based in Dunedin, with some travel required to other ADL offices (Invercargill, Cromwell, Timaru).  

Benefits and perks

• Relocation allowance available 
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Cultural support & supervision
• 1:1 professional supervision
• Competitive Salary
• Annual PD budget and PD leave
• Annual Wellbeing Allowance
• MacPac ProDeal

Skills and experience

• Current full NZ professional registration (i.e. Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Social Worker, Counsellor (DAPAANZ or NZAC), Nurse Therapist)
• Six plus years of  clinical experience in the Mental Health and /or Addictions field
• Experience in a management and/or leadership role
• Significant knowledge of delivering brief interventions  to a variety of individuals
• Significant experience in motivational interviewing, ACT/ CBT, solution-focused, whānau & cultural therapies.
• Experience in Treaty and Equity responsiveness
• Training in cross-cultural practice
• Committed to a collaborative approach and able to adapt to a high level of synergy amongst different team members and teams in the organisation
• Effectively plan and organise a project, allocating time in a manner which achieves priorities and allows for contingencies
• Full drivers license.

About the business

We are a dynamic not-for-profit organisation that provides therapeutic services to young people experiencing mental health and addiction issues.  We aim to support and empower young people and whānau to live meaningful, valued and enriched lives through, innovative and responsive services. We are committed to Titiri o Waitangi and the delivery of culturally appropriate services for diverse clients and their whānau. We have teams based in South Canterbury, Otago, Central Lakes and Southland with our people at the core of our success!

More information about ADL and the services we provide is available on the below websites:

https://www.thriveservices.org.nz 

https://www.adlnz.org.nz

How to apply

If this opportunity sounds like you, then please click on the "Apply" button and follow the prompts.  Our application process also requires you to fill out an application form and email it to recruitment@adlnz.org.nz.  Both this and a detailed job description are available to download at: https://www.adlnz.org.nz/about-us/our-team/current-adl-vacancies

For more information email recruitment@adlnz.org.nz or call Scott Blair, our Clinical Leader on 0272549324

Applications will be processed as they are received, please do not delay in sending in your application.