CAREERS
We require staff 7 days per week, 24 hours per day, and include permanent, part time, full time and casual staff.
If you are interested in working with our residents, please contact us with your CV and preferred working times
and days plus a completed application form.
EMPLOYEES
Odyssey House currently employs:
Alcohol and drug counselors,
nurses, Staff graduates, social workers,
administrator / finance managers,
kaumatua, woodwork tutors and
consumer advocates.
CURRENT VACANCIES
FOR MORE INFO
Please apply by sending your application
form, Police Vetting Form, CV and cover letter.
Contact Odyssey House
PO Box 34009
Christchurch
employment@odysseychch.org.nz
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
For all applications you need to complete an application form and Police Vetting form.
Take Charge Clinician
Are you passionate about youth?
Full time or part time
Take Charge is a community youth mental health and employment support service. We provide support and guidance into work or study for young people 18-24 years who are experiencing challenges in their life. Our team engage with the young person to develop their employment direction and support them on the journey.
We are looking for a Mental Health Clinician to carry a caseload within the team.
In this role, you will be:
• Providing a mix of intervention models to youth
• Navigating a path to wellbeing for young people and their family.
• Liaising with link agencies and collaboration with Specialist Youth Services and Primary Care
• Facilitating groups with young people and parents as required
• Preparing case notes
• Working 40 hours per week or part time in a job share situation
To be successful in this role, you will have
• Experience as a registered health professional (Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Counsellor etc)
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in building rapport with young people
• Organisation skills for managing an individual clinical workload
• Cultural awareness for the diversity that this service brings.
• Experience working in mental health is an advantage but not essential.
• Evidence of Covid Vaccination
Applications to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
Alcohol and Drug Clinician
24 - 40 hours per week
Want variety in your role?
Be part of the hub for Alcohol and Drug Support in Canterbury
Christchurch Central Service is a local hub for all alcohol and drug services helping to improve access for individuals and agencies. This city centre service provides a collaboration of clinical service providers and a venue for community groups.
We are looking for a clinician to join our friendly team based at Christchurch Central Service in Ferry Road. This is an opportunity to be part of the hub within the wider AOD Sector, and get variety across the working week. Our team provides telephone and face to face screening and risk assessments.
The hours of the service are 8.30-5pm Monday-Friday, and the rostered hours of the successful candidate will be within these hours, including one evening per week to support open support groups.
The preferred applicant will hold a Health Professional Qualification and have clinical experience in AOD and/or mental health work.
Christchurch Central Services is managed by Odyssey House Christchurch, in collaboration with key partners within the AOD sector.
Induction & on the job training will be provided to the successful applicant. Relocation allowance is available for applicants wishing to relocate.
Please apply to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
For more info, please call Vinod on 021 380 365
Peer Support, Drug Treatment Programme
• Do you want to make a real difference in men’s lives
• Prison based role
• Part time, 20 hours per week
We are looking for a Peer Support Worker to join our friendly team at the Drug Treatment Programme based at Christchurch Men’s Prison.
As a Peer Support, you will join a team of clinical and cultural staff, providing a multi disciplinary approach to working with our client group. Your lived experience with alcohol/drug concerns and treatment will bring a peer perspective both to the staff team and the clients.
In this role, you will be
• Delivering education and therapeutic groups within the prison
• Facilitating aftercare conversations and groups both inside and outside the wire.
• Working one on one with men where appropriate,
• Supporting a multi disciplinary team of clinical and cultural staff
To be successful in this role, you will
• Hold a Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate (or working towards it)
• Have good organisational skills
• Be a team player
• Have lived experience of addiction (or mental health), and be clean and sober for minimum of 2 years.
You will be part of a small and dedicated team working in the prison, and a valued member of the wider Odyssey whanau. We provide ongoing training opportunities, and relocation support is available.
Please apply by sending a CV and covering letter, or enquiries to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
Applications will be processed as they are received.
Meth Help Team
Become a Specialist Drug and Alcohol Clinician
Do you want to make a real difference in people’s lives?
Flexibility to work from home at times
We are looking for an experienced alcohol and other drug practitioner to work with us a specialist phone help line for Meth addiction. We get calls from around Aotearoa, and work with clients by phone, text, email, zoom….
The hours of the service require flexible working between 9:00am – 7:00pm Monday to Friday. You are able to work offsite and onsite in our centralChristchurch site.
The preferred applicant will hold a Health Professional Qualification, have experience in AOD and/or mental health work and be competent in tasks that go with a busy and varied role.
Please apply by sending an application form, CV and covering letter to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
Registered Nurse
• Addictions and Mental Health client base
• 16-20 hours per week
For over 30 years, Odyssey House Trust Christchurch has been working with clients affected by drug and alcohol addiction, mental health and related issues.
Our residential services (Men, Women and Youth) require the support of a Registered Nurse to work alongside our residents and clinical staff to ensure health matters are integrated into treatment.
In this role, you will be
• Running a clinic as rostered to assess the general health needs of our residents
• Attending doctor visits, or following up on visit outcomes.
• Working alongside the Pharmacy and other specialist medical providers
• Training staff to administer medications
• Overseeing Medi Map (the system we use to administer medications)
• Providing education to our residents to become more health focused.
• Ensuring medications and infection control policies are being adhered to
Rostered hours can be across 3-4 days of the week, and can be flexible around clinics.
To be successful in this role, you will
• Be a NZ registered nurse
• Experience working with clients in the addiction or mental health sector
• Have excellent organisation skills
• Show strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with residents, colleagues, and other health providers.
To apply email employment@odysseychch.org.nz
For more information, phone Karen Fordyce on 027 232 0353
Youth Worker/Kaitiaki
- 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday
- Variety across two services
Odyssey House has been working alongside young people for many years, and this role will work across two services focused on young people.
Education really matters. Tamariki and rangatahi’ attendance, participation, engagement, and achievement at kura are essential to achieving strong life outcomes. Purapura Whetu Trust, Odyssey House Trust Christchurch and Stepping Stone Trust have collaborated to deliver the Tupuranga Attendance and Engagement Service, where you will manage a caseload of young people.
We also provide alcohol and drug education to young people within youth justice services. This is a series of education sessions, combining engaging information and fun activities to the group, resulting in robust interactions.
Our collaborations require an experienced and passionate Youth Worker/Kaitiaki to support young people and whānau across these two services.
In this role you will be responsible for:
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Working alongside non-enrolled ākonga/students to develop innovative strategies to support the educational achievement of ākonga.
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Providing one-to-one mentoring with ākonga and their whānau
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Building relationships and collaborating with stakeholders, both internal and external, and the community
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Facilitating groups with youth in the youth justice space
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Preparing accurate and up-to-date case notes for reporting on progress and outcomes
The ideal candidate will have:
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Experience as a youth worker
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Excellent oral and written communication skills for one on one and group work
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Knowledge of alcohol and drug treatment.
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Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and rapport with ākonga, whānau, kura and other stakeholders
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Work effectively in a team but able to work independently
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Organisational skills for managing an individual caseload
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High levels of cultural responsiveness and an ability to understand and apply the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tangatawhenuatanga
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A qualification in youth work, social work, teaching, or an equivalent
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A full, clean New Zealand driver’s licence
If you are interested, then we would love to hear from you.
If you require more information, please contact Amanda Murray, Youth Services Manager on 021 469 427
Please submit your CV and cover letter to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
AOD Practitioner in Christchurch Women’s prison
• Do you want to make a real difference in women’s lives?
• Be part of an innovative service and team
• 40-hour position, Monday - Friday
Te Ngāhere is an 8-week Intensive Alcohol And Drug Treatment Programme at Christchurch Women’s Prison. It is a collaboration between Odyssey House, Purapura Whetu and City Mission, and we bring together the strengths of our organisations to deliver a strengths-based, trauma informed programme.
The primary goal is to encourage women to look at their alcohol and drug use and grow connections to whānau, tikanga and their own cultural identity. The programme echoes the four seasons taking participants on a journey to reveal their connections and their mana.
Addiction isolates and disconnects people; breaking the positive natural cycles of their true potential. This is true for all, irrespective of race, ethnicity or culture. By re discovering our identity and re-connecting to our roots, holistic growth and wellness follow.
We are seeking individuals who are passionate about working within a cultural framework that brings about a whole of self and whanau well being.
This is an opportunity for an experienced Alcohol and other Drug Practitioner or Health Professional to work as part of a collaborative treatment programme. You will deliver group facilitation to clients in the Christchurch Women’s Prison and work on an individual basis with clients and their whanau. The programme takes a holistic approach and incorporates other areas of wellness such as health and wellbeing, exercise and art. Experience in these areas would be an asset.
You will hold a health professional qualification and have experience in AOD and/or mental health work and have a strong cultural skill base. Support can be offered with relocation expenses if required.
Please apply by sending a CV and covering letter or enquiries to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
For more information, please contact Karen Fordyce on 027 232 0353.
Wahine Residential Support
• Women’s journey from addiction to wellbeing.
• Be part of an innovative residential service.
• Full time, Tuesday - Saturday
Odyssey House, Purapura Whetu and Pathway Trust are three of Canterbury’s social service organisations working together to provide residential treatment for wahine with drug and alcohol concerns.
We work with a wide range of wahine, predominantly from the criminal justice system, and we have a strong team of staff who provide support, education and care to our wahine.
As a Support Worker in our collaboration, you will be tending to day to day activities such as preparing food, driving wahine to appointments, doing admin behind the scenes to keep the whare moving efficiently, participating in recreation activities, co-ordinating group experiences, role modelling positive behaviours and responding to situations as they arise.
There is an evidence-based model that we operate to. This keeps everyone safe and our wahine on a journey to wellbeing, so you will need to work within a structure and understand boundaries.
You will need:
• good organisational skills
• to be a team player working with clinicians and other support workers
• Level 4 qualification in a health and wellbeing field, or be willing to work towards this
• Be able to work 8 hour shifts, Tuesday – Saturday, starting at either 7.30am or 2.30pm as rostered.
Odyssey House, Purupuru Whetu and Pathway Trust are proud to be driving this programme, and welcome a team who are diverse, passionate about making a difference and striving for successful outcomes.
Please apply by sending an application form, CV and covering letter to employment@odysseychch.org.nz. Interviews will be conducted with Odyssey and Purapura Whetu as part of a collaborative approach to developing the staff team.
For more information, please contact Karen on 027 232 0353
Aftercare, Prison-Based
• Do you want to make a real difference ?
• Inside and Outside the Wire
• 40 hours per week
Odyssey House Christchurch and Purapura Whetu are proud to be launching a new prison-based programme in addition to those we already deliver at Christchurch Men’s and Christchurch Women’s prisons. We work together providing holistic health and wellbeing programmes within a multi disciplinary team to support tangata whaiora affected by problematic alcohol and other drug (AOD) use challenges.
We are looking for an Aftercare Worker to join our services based in Christchurch prisons.
As an Aftercare Clinican, you will join a team of clinical, peer support and cultural staff, providing a multi disciplinary approach to working with our client group. You will juggle your time working with tangata whaiora inside the wire, and tangata whaiora and whanau outside the wire, so you will need to manage a varied and busy workload.
In this role, you will be
• Delivering education and therapeutic groups within the prison
• Facilitating aftercare conversations and groups both inside and outside the wire.
• Working one on one with clients and whanau where appropriate,
• Supporting a multi disciplinary team of clinical and cultural staff
To be successful in this role, you will
• Hold a qualification in Social Work, OT, Counselling or Mental Health and Addicitons
• Hold a registration with an allied health profession such as Social Work, OT, NZAC, DAPAANZ etc (or working towards)
• Have good organisational skills
• Be a team player
• A good understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and knowledge of tikanga Māori /te reo
• A non judgmental approach to working with tangata whaiora
You will be part of a dedicated team working across prison sites, and a valued member of the wider Odyssey and Purapura Whetu whanau. We provide ongoing training opportunities, and relocation support is available.
Please apply by sending a CV and covering letter, or enquiries to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
Applications will be processed as they are received.
AOD Practitioner, Prison Based
• Do you want to make a real difference ?
• AOD Treatment Programmes
• Full time 40 hours per week, or job share
Odyssey House Christchurch and Purapura Whetu are proud to be launching a new prison-based programme in addition to those we already deliver at Christchurch men’s and Christchurch Women’s prisons. We work together providing holistic health and wellbeing programmes within a multi disciplinary team to support tangata whaiora affected by problematic alcohol and other drug (AOD) use challenges.
We are looking for a AOD Practitioner to join our services based in Christchurch prisons.
As an AOD Practitioner, you will join a team of clinical, peer support and cultural staff, providing a multi disciplinary approach to working with our client group.
In this role, you will be
• Delivering education and therapeutic groups within the prison
• Developing treatment plans and assessments to deliver a tailored approach to client needs
• Supporting a multi disciplinary team of clinical, peer support and cultural staff
• Using a strengths based approach to delivering elective topics and activities
To be successful in this role, you will
• Hold a Registration with an allied health profession such as Social Work, OT, NZAC, DAPAANZ etc
• Have good organisational skills
• Be a team player
• A good understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and knowledge of tikanga Māori /te reo
• A non judgmental approach to working with tangata whaiora
You will be part of a dedicated team working across prison sites, and a valued member of the wider Odyssey and Purapura Whetu whanau. We provide ongoing training opportunities, and relocation support is available.
Please apply by sending a CV and covering letter, or enquiries to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
Applications will be processed as they are received.