University of Otago Social and Community Work

KAIĀRAHI – RŪNAKA ORA

This year our Rūnaka has been on a recruitment drive to find the skilled people we require to further the aspirations of the Rūnaka. We’ve done well in building up our capacity, but we do have one final vacancy for a key lead position.

We need someone with a background of working with individuals & whānau to help them build their personal capacity & resolve issues, someone who will bring their experience & leadership to develop & implement a plan for the Rūnaka Hauora Strategy – Te Puna Waiora a te Wera. This plan will align with the Whānau Ora Pou (framework).

This position is intended to be full-time but we’d like to hear from you even if you weren’t available for full-time work. A Social Work degree and experience leading a team is preferable. Being responsible for planning & reporting are requirements of the position.

For more information contact the Rūnaka Office.
Please send EOI’s including CV to [email protected] by 5 pm 31st May.

Join the Social and Community Work Programme Staff.

We have a vacancy for a Professional Practice Fellow. See Link

Professional Practice Fellow - Social and Community Work Programme Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

Job Opportunity
Any questions please contact [email protected]

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We are undertaking research about how reporting decisions are made by community orgs, schools and NZPolice.

We are also keen to learn about parent and whānau experiences of the reporting process. This survey is for parents and whānau, please share :)
https://www.otago.ac.nz/social-community-work/research/otago835310.html

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Liz McCafferty is leaving the programme. Watch this space for a fresh new face in field education. Thanks to all my former students and all the hard working social service folk out there.

We are recruiting participants for our study on whānau experiences of being reported to Oranga Tamariki. If a child in your family, or a family you work with, has been notified any time in the last ten years, please send them this link, we'd love to hear about it. Whānau views are important! https://otago.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_411Y56Sa51IGnBQ

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Kia ora, we are advertising for a Professional Practice Fellow/Fieldwork Co-ordinator - come and join the team! Nau mai haere mai :) https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2102515

https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/events/otago831415.html If you know anyone interested in social and community work- information session next Tuesday both in person and on zoom. 😊

Social and Community Work information session Are you interested in a career helping people? Come to our Social and Community Work information session find out how to help others and make a difference in your community.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/jobs/healthcare/community-social-services/otago/dunedin/full-time/listing/3187370838?bof=I8Vxs7lj Also a practice leader position advertised.

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https://www.seek.co.nz/job/53137362?type=standard =49491913-6d93-415c-8d20-6a5a16e72dca Youth Worker job in Timaru. Shout out to Jess Thomas (MSCW applied) who is Team Leader there :)

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The Child Poverty Action Group invites you to join an evening with journalist, author and academic Max Rashbrooke.
Max is a New-Zealand-based writer with interests in economic inequality and democratic participation. He will provide his analysis of the Go􏰀ernment􏰁s 2021 budget and how it performs for children.
Eating the elephant a bite at a time:
assessing Ardern's child
poverty record
Date: Tuesday 6th July
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Burns 2 Lecture theatre, Ground floor, Arts Building, University of Otago.
95 Albany Street, North Dunedin 9016
Cost: Free event but koha appreciated

Do you want to do something about child poverty? Are you a University of Otago student?

If you’re concerned about child poverty and want to join with other students to do something active, you might be interested in the efforts to re-invigorate the student group Choose Kids.
Please contact Jude Sligo ([email protected]) if this sounds like something you’d like to be involved with. And never fear, Jude won’t be sticking her nose in – she’s just fielding the responses to pass on to the already interested students.

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Kia ora all! Our blogging collective is now making podcasts. Latest one is on what does history have to do with child protection? With the amazing and smart Ian Hyslop. https://anchor.fm/rswcollective

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Seminar: Michael Morrison, PhD seminar, Tuesday 30 March 1pm in Seminar Room 5, 10th floor, Richardson Building.

Title: Permanent care in focus: An examination of Special Guardianship orders and conceptions of whānau in the care and protection system

All welcome, nau mai haere mai!

Kia ora koutou - are you a social work student in a SW programme anywhere in Aotearoa? If so, we invite you to participate in an online survey about perceptions of risk in child protection decision-making. Read all about it here:
https://otago.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bBF1xm85K2pqNrn

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