💼 Full-Time Position

Social Worker Caregiver - Manawatū or Horowhenua (until June 2027)

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Oranga Tamarik
📍 Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Location
Horowhenua District, New Zealand
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Posted
June 19, 2026
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Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

  • Specialised role, focusing on recruiting, assessing and supporting caregivers to provide the best possible care.

  • This role is a fixed term, full time position based at either our Manawatū or Horowhenua Sites untill June 2027

  • Champion the protection, wellbeing and best management of tamariki in safe families

    • Mō te tūnga | About the role


    Caregivers take on a critically important role in the lives of tamariki who cannot live safely at home. As a Caregiver Social Worker, you will partner closely with our caregivers to help them understand the role they play at each stage of a child's journey through care. With your strong relationship management skills and commitment to providing tailored support, you will ensure that our caregivers are well prepared with the resources, skills and information that they need to provide nurturing, safe and stable homes for tamariki. As part of your work, you will build relationships wi...