Careers
It’s a rewarding job – and one where you know you will be making a real difference.
At Odyssey House Auckland, our mission is to reduce the harm to individuals, their families, and the whole of society by reducing the long-term effects of addiction.
The rewards can be huge.
Working for Odyssey is your chance to directly assist people to change their lives, make a positive change in society, and help to make the world a better place.
Odyssey House Auckland is an organisation built on the core values of love, trust, concern, responsibility, and honesty – the same values we require our clients to adopt – and we have built a dynamic and supportive working environment to match these values.
Our dedicated, talented, multidisciplinary workforce is drawn from the best professionals from New Zealand and overseas, along with many staff members who have themselves been Odyssey House clients in the past. We have a very low staff turnover, in part due to our collaborative work practices and forward-thinking approach to the care of our clients.
Join Odyssey now and enjoy a rewarding career with an organisation that takes work/life balance seriously, offers a generous rewards and recognition package, and benefits such as your birthday as paid leave, and an additional ‘self care’ day off each year on top of your annual leave.
Changing Lives
We deliver high quality, comprehensive community services for people with an addiction to alcohol and other drugs, and/or gambling.
Offering a diverse range of programmes and services, Odyssey House operates from eight treatment centres in Auckland City, Manukau City, and Whangarei and employs over 110 people.
Odyssey House is an equal opportunities employer.
Current Vacancies
Practitioner - Co-Existing Disorders
Do you like to work with people and make a difference? Do you have a health related qualification, have experience working in the AOD rehabilitation and/or mental health sector and are skilled in group and individual therapy?
Odyssey House has been helping people change their lives since 1980. We deliver high quality, comprehensive services for people with addictions through a range of residential and community programmes.
The Co-Existing Disorders Programmes conduct a unique modified “Therapeutic Community” for those presenting with a major mental illness in conjunction with alcohol/drug/gambling dependency.
Although there’s no typical Odyssey House employee, sharing our commitment to helping people help themselves is important. You’ll be a person who actively enjoys being with people; someone who can contribute to a positive environment for clients, their families and staff; and someone who is not afraid of challenges.
We are seeking candidates who have:
• A relevant qualification in health, social work or mental health
• A willingness to embrace the Therapeutic Community (TC) model
• Skills in group and individual therapy
• Motivational interviewing experience
• Experience working in the AOD/mental health field
• Have an interest in working with families
• A full NZ driver's licence
If you are interested in a specific area, please articulate this upon enquiry. For a copy of the Job Description and Application Form please email hradmin@odyssey.org.nz or apply on-line.
Closing date: Thursday 09 February 2012 at 4.00pm.
Click here to download an application form.
