Careers and Opportunities
Careers and Opportunities
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Family Functional Therapist
Family Functional Therapist
Full Time, Fixed-Term Contract, Northland Based
Closing Date: 12 June 2025
NGĀPUHI IWI SOCIAL SERVICES
Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services (NISS) is one of the first established and largest Iwi
Social Service providers in Aotearoa. Established in 1997, NISS has a qualified and
registered workforce and over 30 years of experience in working alongside
mokopuna and whānau with the Ngāpuhi Rohe.
NISS has an intergenerational focus and strategy for tamariki and whānau to be
safe, secure, healthy and connected to whakapapa.
NISS delivers a wide range of services including youth programmes, whānau
support, care and whānau ora services.
Joining NISS means becoming part of a passionate team, committed to
strengthening Ngāpuhi communities with a strategic focus on He Tātai Whakapapa,
Ki Te Ao Mārama, He Tētēkura and Kia Tū Motuhake.
Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services is a subsidiary of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi with
Charitable Trust status and our own Board.
POSITION
The FFT Therapist provide support all NISS teams, by delivering FFT to referred
clients - usually in the client's own home or other locations that work for them and at
times that work for them. FFT (CW 0-18 years) is a short term, intensive, evidence-
based intervention for high needs young people and their families/whanau/aiga. FFT
is a respectful, strengths-based approach which is sensitive to the unique
challenges, diverse qualities, and strengths of whanau members.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR?
- Full drivers license.
- Tertiary qualifications in social services, mental health, or education.
- Registered to one of the following:
- Social Workers Registration Board
- NZ Association of Counsellors
- Drug and Alcohol Practitioners Association of Aotearoa / NZ
- NZ Psychologists Board
- The Occupational Therapists Board of NZ
- The Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa I NZ
Important: To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen,
reside or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand, and therefore,
hold a valid visa. We are not accredited for immigration purposes.
Applications can be sent to [email protected]
Pou Oranga /Team Leader
NGĀPUHI IWI SOCIAL SERVICES
Purpose of the Position
To lead a team that is responsible for delivering specific whanau-based services in either the Education, Health or justice areas or in specifically whanau centred situations. This could entail working in mokopuna safety and whakapapa protection, youth services and whānau centred approaches for the wellbeing of whānau, hapū and the wider Hāpori.
Funding opportunities
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi provides funding for hapū and marae development, along with education scholarships for students. To apply for funding, you must be a registered member of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi.
Get the latest news on Ngāpuhi funding and scholarships below.
