Registered Health Professional

Your Career - For People, For Purpose

Apply your skills and make a difference every day at Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa.

He kōrero mō mātou | About Us

Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa is a national provider of mental health, addiction, disability, offender rehabilitation, wellbeing, and housing services. We believe that everyone is capable of living full and rich lives in their communities of choice. In every aspect of our work, we are committed to supporting whānau be the best they can be.

He wāhi hei tiaki, hei tupu, hei piki ake, hei tū rangatira.

A place to be cared for, to grow, to rise, and to stand with mana.

At Te Whare o te Kahu, our mahi is to create a safe and nurturing space where rangatahi are supported to reconnect with their mana, strengthen their hauora, and discover their own pathway forward.

We walk alongside each rangatahi, recognising their strengths, their whakapapa, their aspirations and their potential. We create space for connection, growth and renewal, while supporting each rangatahi to find their own place to stand.

He kōrero mō te tūranga | The Role

Join a passionate team delivering a Youth Residential Respite Service for rangatahi experiencing mental health distress in Hawke's Bay.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a specialist youth service that provides more than short-term respite. We're building a therapeutic, strengths-based day programme that supports young people to navigate periods of distress, strengthen resilience, and remain connected to their whānau, community, education, and support networks.

As a Registered Health Professional, you'll provide clinical expertise supporting rangatahi through recovery planning, risk management, programme facilitation and goal-focused support. You'll work closely with external health providers to deliver safe, strengths-based, and culturally responsive care. You'll also contribute to clinical documentation, support planning, and coaching team members to build capability across the service.

We're looking for a fully registered Health Professional, including allied health professionals, who bring experience working with young people, mental health intervention, and programme facilitation. You'll be confident supporting rangatahi with complex needs, building therapeutic relationships, and helping create positive outcomes through a holistic recovery focussed model of care.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your clinical skills in an innovative youth-focused service while making a meaningful difference in the lives of rangatahi and helping shape the future of youth mental health support in Hawke's Bay.

He kōrero mōu | About You

You are a Registered Health Professional with a current APC and a passion for supporting rangatahi and whānau to achieve their goals and aspirations. You bring strong clinical judgement, a recovery-focused approach, and the ability to build genuine, trusting relationships in a youth-focused environment

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Current full registration with a professional body covered by HPCA 2003 Act, Social Work Registration, or DAAPANZ.
• Current full APC
• Must hold and maintain First Aid certification including CPR (or be willing and able to complete this).
• Preferably at least 2 years post qualifying experience within the Mental Health/AoD sectors.
• Demonstrated commitment to recovery values
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills
• Eligibility to work in New Zealand.
• A current full driver's licence.
• Meet our vetting requirements

Most importantly, you'll be someone who is solution-focused, adaptable, and committed to making a positive difference in the lives of rangatahi through compassionate, strengths-based support.

Ngā Hua | We offer

• Access to company pool vehicles, company phone and laptop
• Salary: $68,037.77 - $102,000.00 (based on experience)
• Discounted health insurance through Southern Cross Health
• Wellbeing subsidies and other kaimahi benefits