Support Worker
Adult Men’s Residential Service
Saturday 8.30am – 5pm 

The weekend position supports 20 adult male residents in their alcohol and drug treatment and recovery with a particular focus on community.

In this role, you will:
•    Take part in weekend community activities including  family day and house outings.
•    Facilitating group work  as scheduled
•    Working along side our residents supporting our Therapeutic Community structure.

To be successful in this role, you will
•    Be a qualified Support Worker or working towards a qualification
•    Experience working with clients in the mental health or addiction sector
•    Have excellent organisation skills, being able to respond to proactive and reactive requirements of the residents 
•    Show good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with residents, family/whanau, colleagues, and other health providers. 
•    Have the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Other hours may be available on a casual basis.

Please apply by sending an application form, CV and covering letter to employment@odysseychch.org.nz Enquiries to

Clinician
Women’s journey from addiction to wellbeing. 

Relocation support offered
 

Odyssey House along with Pathway Trust are operating a women only residential alcohol and other drug treatment service. He Kete Oranga o te Mana Wahine is aimed at women involved in the criminal justice system seeking support and treatment.

We are looking for a clinician to support clients within the programme, both as a facilitator or groups and a key worker for individual clients.  There is also an Aftercare aspect of this role, working alongside the wahine when they return to their families and communities. 

Our model, based on a therapeutic community, means that staff support recreation, medication and family activities as well as treatment plans.

You will be working in a rural residential setting, 20 mins south of Christchurch city so reliable transport is a must. 

Hours are rostered in advance, 40 hours per week and will span Monday – Friday on two alternating shifts either starting at 7.30am  or mid afternoon until 10pm. There is also one Saturday per month to support family visits.

You will need:
•    good organisational skills
•    ability to complete alcohol and other drug assessments preferred, or willingness to learn and complete studies in this area
•    be a strong communicator both one on one and in groups.
•    to be a team player working with clinicians and support workers
•    have experience in Mental Health and/or Alcohol or Other Drug treatment
•    registered and qualified in an allied health profession (or working towards)

Applications will be processed as they are received.

Odyssey House is proud to be driving this exciting programme, and welcome a team who are passionate about making a difference and striving for successful outcomes. 

Please apply by sending an application form, CV and covering letter or enquiries to employment@odysseychch.org.nz

Sixty Five Alive Nurse

Full Time Position (30 plus hours per week)

•    The next area for health innovation? Older Persons Health
•    Do you have a keen eye for opportunity and a passion for service development?

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For over 30 years, Odyssey House Christchurch has had a mission to improve the wellbeing of individuals, family and community affected by addiction, mental health and related issues.

65 Alive is unique service, offered through Odyssey House, providing individual and group work for older people. With a specialist understanding of substance related concerns, services include consultation and liaison for local providers to the older person.
We are looking for a qualified nurse with a knowledge base and interest in addiction and mental health.

As a dedicated older person’s AOD specialist nurse, you will 
•    Become a point of contact regarding older people with AOD issues
•    Consult liaison role with other services
•    Coordinate access to AOD assessment and interventions/support 
•    Be innovative in scoping and developing recommendations regarding meeting this demand in realistic ways 
•    Develop expertise in this specialty area including managing cognitive, physical, mental health and social aspects of care, with potential for higher vocational or academic training related to this area of work.

To be successful in this role, you will
•    Be a Registered Nurse with training in AOD and preferably either Older Person Health and/or general adult mental health.
•    Facilitation and group work skills
•    Strong organisational and administration ability (accuracy, flexibility and efficiency are important).
•    See opportunities to make a difference and respond to changing and growing needs.
•    Quickly form positive relationships with older people and family members.
•    Be able to work across organisations, teams and disciplines.

This is a service we are looking to develop. The successful candidate will be able to hold a case load and work with the Operations Manager in scoping existing and new areas.

If this sounds of interest to you, please email a CV to employment@odysseychch.org.nz

Drug Treatment Programme Clinician

•    Do you want to make a real difference in men’s lives

•    Inside and outside the wire

•    Full time, 24 hours per week
 

We are looking for an experienced AOD practitioner to join our friendly team at the Drug Treatment Programme based at Christchurch Men’s Prison. This is a position to build upon the excellent work already being done in the programme. 

In this role, you will 
•    Delivering education and therapeutic groups.
•    Work individually with men to support their recovery within the prison
•    Support whanau of our clients.

To be successful in this role, you will
•    Have excellent organisational skills 
•    Ability to be a team player
•    Hold a health professional qualification and have experience in AOD and/or mental health work
•    Be Registered or on a pathway to registration

Please apply by sending an application form, CV and covering letter. Or enquiries to employment@odysseychch.org.nz

Applications will be processed as they are received.

Support Worker
Womens Reintegration
 

•    Women’s journey from addiction to wellbeing. 
•    Be part of an innovative reintegration service.

Opportunity to be part of an innovative and exciting new project. Odyssey House and Pathway Trust are establishing a women-only reintegration alcohol and other drug treatment service in Christchurch. 

We are looking for support workers, preferably with lived experience of alcohol and/or other drug use and/or mental health problems to provide support to the 8 wahine living in residence at any time.

In this role you will driving residents to appointments, tending to day to day activities with the residents such as preparing food and participating in outdoor activities, co-ordinating group experiences, role modelling positive behaviours and responding to situations as they arise.

You will need:
•    good organisational skills
•    full clean driver’s licence
•    to be a team player working with clinicians and other support workers
•    ability to build community networks and relationships
•    to have an understanding of the challenges that our residents face
•    Minimum of Level 4 qualification in a health and wellbeing or similar 

The roster rotates between 7am and 11pm seven days per week, so you will need to be available for a minimum of 20 hours per week within these times. This service commences in January 2021.

Odyssey House and Pathway Trust are proud to be driving this exciting new programme, and welcome a team who are passionate about making a difference and striving for successful outcomes. 

We offer competitive rates of pay, and the opportunity to be part of larger organisations within the Christchurch NGO and Social Enterprise Sectors.  

Please apply by sending an application form, CV and covering letter to employment@odysseychch.org.nz

Practitioner – Aftercare and Residential

Women’s journey from addiction to wellbeing. 

Relocation support offered

Odyssey House along with Pathway Trust are operating a women’s residential alcohol and other drug treatment service. He Kete Oranga o te Mana Wahine is aimed at women involved in the criminal justice system seeking support and treatment.
We are looking for a practitioner to support wahine within the programme, both as a facilitator of groups and key worker for individual clients. The Clinician will also be working alongside the wahine when they return to their families and communities. 40 hours per week with flexibility to work at times during weekends and evenings to align with clients needs.

Our model, based on a therapeutic community, means that staff support recreation, education and family activities as well as treatment plans.

You will be working both in a rural residential setting, 20 mins south of Christchurch city and moving around Canterbury to support wahine in their community as required.

You will need:
•    to have a flexible approach and the enthusiasm to work across sites
•    good organisational skills
•    be a strong communicator both one on one and in groups.
•    to be a team player working with clinicians, support workers and other agencies.
•    have experience in Mental Health and/or Alcohol or Other Drug treatment
•    registered and qualified in an allied health profession (or working towards)

Applications will be processed as they are received. This is a programme for women, but we welcome applications from any gender to support the development of the service and residents.

Odyssey House is proud to be driving this exciting programme, and welcome a team who are passionate about making a difference and striving for successful outcomes. 
 

Please apply by sending an application form, CV and covering letter or enquiries to employment@odysseychch.org.nz

Youth Mental Health Practitioner

Are you passionate about youth?

Odyssey House Trust Christchurch is a long established and trusted provider of addiction along with mental health and other related issues. We are looking for an engaging clinician to deliver one on one for young people (13-18 years) with mild to moderate mental health issues and AoD.

In this role, you will be:
•    Providing a mix of intervention models, to complete comprehensive assessment for 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 as required
•    Updating notes and ensuring plans are in place.

To be successful in this role, you will have
•    Significant experience as a registered health professional
•    Good verbal and written communication skills 
•    Experience in building rapport with young people
•    Organisation skills for managing an individual clinical workload
•    Cultural awareness 

It is vital that you can relate well to young people. 

Applications to employment@odysseychch.org.nz