Careers
We are often on the lookout for experienced people to join our team. Our current openings are below. If we don’t have a role listed and you are interested in future opportunities, please feel free to get in touch.
Job vacancies.
There are no job vacancies at present.
Facilitator / Counsellor
Kapiti Living Without Violence is looking for a Counsellor or Social Worker to join our small friendly team to deliver our Ministry of Justice, Department of Corrections and Ministry of Social Development non-violence programs / counselling.
Overview
The position is for 35 hours per week with a salary between $35-38 per hour, depending on qualifications and experience. We offer flexible working hours/arrangements.
If you are looking for a challenge or the next step in your career progression and you align with the list below, then we would love to hear from you!
- Enjoy making a difference
- Passionate about keeping whānau and communities safe, and
- Enjoy working with a small team.
Essential requirements for the position
- A tertiary qualification in counselling or social work.
- Has not experienced or perpetrated violence in the last 3 years
- Has knowledge and understanding of how family violence impacts on victims, especially, psychologically and physiologically
- Can assess the risks and lethality inherently present in family violence and can manage these situations in a way that keeps whānau safe
- Can work with both male and females
- Knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and can apply those principles to their work
- Excellent communication and relationship skills
- Experience in the specialised field of family violence
- Has an understanding of all the orders associated with family violence, i.e. Protection Orders, Parenting Orders and Police Safety Orders, etc.
- Can deliver individual assessment and both individual and group programs