Hospital liaison / Supervisor - Masterton

Looking to move to Masterton? A qualified Supervisor Social Worker and Hospital Liaison? This role could be for you!

• This role is 0.5 FTE Hospital Liaison and a 0.5 FTE Supervisor - full-time, permanent opportunity available
• Based at our Masterton Site
• Competitive salary ranging from $111,020 to $133,696, dependent on experience

Mō te tūnga | About the role

The purpose of this role is to provide a pro-active approach to managing cases of child abuse and non-accidental injury and reflects our commitment to ensuring interagency responses to protecting our children and young people.

Our aim is to strengthen our response to children who are admitted to or involved with health service through our Hospital. The role's primary objective is to lead and influence practice to ensure Oranga Tamariki/DHB processes and planning are robust in accordance with our MOU. Responsibilities involve attending multi-disciplinary meetings, providing a link between DHB and Oranga Tamariki, and working collaboratively with health professionals and police to ensure an appropriate response to children.

This role offers a more strategic focus to managing high risk cases and provides the opportunity for sharing information to ensure continuous improvement and a level of consistency across the country.

Note: In this role you will spend 20 hours per week performing duties in the Supervisor role and 20 hours per week performing duties in in the Hospital Liaison role

Your role will include (but not be limited to) the following:

• Leading the Family Harm table and NZP partnership
• Being involved in community portfolios as required
• Supervising the Allied Support and Resource worker positions
• Relieving C & P Supervisor positions during periods of extended leave.

As part of the Supervisor part of your role, your duties may also involve:

• Responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of service in accordance with relevant legislation, policies and business plan priorities
• Lead and manage a social work team including support staff, by providing an environment within which service delivery excellence can be achieved
• Contribute to the efficient and effective management of financial resources and assets working within the site’s budget
• Ensure that the Professional Supervision Policy operates effectively as per the policy guidelines and that staff health and safety systems including the Dangerous Situations, CISM and EAP Policies are operating within locations
• Ensure that Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), casework and quality indicators and standards are managed and met
• Promote and maintain effective relationships with partner agencies, NGOs, Iwi and Pacific people, community groups and contracted service providers as they relate to casework
• Manage the effective use of contracted services in Oranga Tamariki in accordance with stated outcomes, national priorities and standard operating procedures to ensure high quality outcomes for children, young people and their families
• Work with the Site Manager and Practice Leader to regularly assess and monitor Site practices and processes to ensure they continue to meet the needs of clients’ and Oranga Tamariki
• Where appropriate, identify and implement improvement opportunities as required
• Respond to complaints in accordance with Oranga Tamariki procedures and ensure Ministerials, Official Information Act and Privacy Act requests are managed in accordance with organisational standards.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring

Key requirements of the role include:

• A full registration with New Zealand's Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB)
• A relevant tertiary qualification in social work is essential
• Good critical thinking skills and the ability to gather information and make good evidence-based decisions
• Understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural practices in particular; knowledge of tikanga Māori, and Pacific peoples' culture
• A full, clean, current driver's licence (historic convictions may be considered on a case-by-case basis)
• Experience in and demonstrated ability in managing complex practice and casework and influence to improve practice
• Demonstrated ability to work in collaborative peer and other stakeholder relationships
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation and experience of what Oranga Tamariki does and how we work
• Understanding and appreciation of cross cultural issues and concerns, in particular, knowledge of tikanga Māori, and Pacific peoples' culture
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain a work environment which people find supportive and stimulating; keeps the team focused on the desired outcomes
• Empathy, patience and ability to see past what someone may be struggling with
• The ability to manage risk and make tough decisions
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to a variety of audiences and build and maintain rapport with others.

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you

We offer a vibrant and supportive team, flexible work options and a genuine commitment to wellbeing. We offer significant training and professional development so that you can thrive and grow.

We welcome diversity and are committed to working in an inclusive and respectful way.

Oranga Tamariki offer an impartial remuneration package, that offers progression annually for experience through tenure.

This is your opportunity to apply your skills and experience to the wellbeing of tamariki and rangatahi. To see all the benefits of working for Oranga Tamariki, please visit

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply

Apply online with your CV and Covering Letter. If you are an Oranga Tamariki employee already, please ensure you apply with a log in using your Oranga Tamariki email address. If you have any questions about role, please contact

Applications close: Monday 2nd November 2026!! We will be reviewing CV's and interviewing preferred candidates as we go so get your applications in now! Please note we do reserve the right to close the advert once all roles are filled.

If you are interested in any of our vacancies, please ensure that you make yourself familiar with our code of conduct which explains our expectations for our kaimahi and requires you to present at work free from the influences of both drugs and alcohol