Employment Specialist

About Us

At Te Ara Mahi (TeAM), we know that employment and education are fundamental to overall wellbeing, financial stability, and a greater sense of purpose. Our TeAM actively supports people to find and maintain meaningful employment and reach their goals.

TeAM Employment Specialists work one-on-one with people to assist with all aspects of their employment search (from CV development, job brokering, to interview prep and on-the-job training). We work closely with Te Whatu Ora (TWO) adult community mental health services to deliver a wraparound employment support service.

The Role

This is a full-time role, working up to 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday 8:00 to 4:00pm, approx.) Some flexibility is required.

Working as a part of our Nelson/ MarlboroughTeAM, and based both in our Nelson City office and our Nelson Hospital offices, this role supports referrals from TWO Mental Health Services. We work within communities right across Nelson/Tasman so regular regional travel is required.

The Employment Specialist is responsible for actively supporting a caseload of up to 20 people to find employment and training towards work and provide on-going in-work support.

This role requires strong organisation and relationship building skills, confidence networking with employers and community resources, and a keen eye for detail to effectively match the skills, strengths, and aspirations of individuals to employers’ recruitment needs. This role requires the confidence to meet a wide range of employers to discuss and create suitable employment opportunities and to build effective networks with employer sectors that support our work, including job brokering and creation of roles.

This is a highly varied role where no two days are the same and would suit a self-starter who enjoys motivating others and working creatively in the community to achieve results.

A level of confidence working independently is required, and strong IT, 'people' and administration skills are essential.

A Full Driver’s License and positive Police Vetting are requirements for this role.

Interested? See what we do @ http://www.tearamahi.com