Occupational Therapist, Auckland
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Pathways

Occupational Therapist

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  • Full Time

Auckland

Job Description

  • Full time role + Monday-Friday + Central Auckland location
  • Extra annual leave + Paid wellbeing days + Increased KiwiSaver contribution
  • $250 towards your health and wellbeing + Have weekends off

Bring your OT skills to support tāngata whai ora at ourPeer-led Acute Alternative and support our Day Programme


Pathways | Mō mātou

As a leading mental health and addiction service in Aotearoa, we believein the power of lived experience and the impact of the peer workforce. We havewell established and effective peer workforce infrastructure which supports youin your mahi. Our collective mahi is to empower individuals to live full livesin their communities. We foster strong whānau connections.


TheService

We arebuilding an exciting, new peer-led community-based acute alternative tohospital within the Central Auckland Te Toka Tumai region. This is anopportunity for you to step into an exciting Senior Peer Specialist role. The service will be staffed by lived and living experience kaimahiwho are trained to deliver inspiring peer services alongside other clinicalkaimahi. You will role model and support our kaimahi to use recovery tools,models, and practices to inspire resilience, hope, and wellbeing. The service will be delivered inpartnership with other mental health and addiction providers and will beinformed by a rights and values-based approach to care. You’ll be reporting toa Team Coach and working with the support of your wider team.


The Benefits | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou

  • Increased KiwiSaver contribution
  • Fifth week of Annual leave (after 12 months employment)
  • Paid Wellbeing days (2 per year)
  • HealthNow Payment Card - $250 per year to support Health and Wellbeing for you and your whanau
  • Holiday programme assistance
  • Perk + Perk plus discount app

The Role | Mō tēnei tūrangamahi

Our service is a 24/7 Peer Acute Alternative Service, providing analternative to hospital admission. The service is delivered by a team of Peers workingacross a range of shift patterns.


You will join a team of passionate peer support specialists andRegistered Nurses who walk alongside tangata whai ora to achieve wellbeingwhile working in a homelike 12-bed community-based service. You will bereporting to the Team Coach - Peer.


This role offers ameaningful opportunity for a Registered Occupational Therapist to work within amental health NGO setting, based in Auckland Central. You’ll be supportingpeople experiencing mental distress and high mental health needs by providingcare outside of traditional hospital environments. The role includes leadingand running a Day Program.


As an Occupational Therapist, you will support tāngata whai ora toidentify and achieve their individual goals, enhance independence, andstrengthen participation in meaningful daily activities. This includescompleting occupational assessments, developing and reviewing support plans,facilitating therapeutic groups within the day programme, supporting wellbeingand recovery planning, and contributing to risk and safety management.


This is a full-timeposition based in central Auckland. You will be working Monday – Friday, 9am –5:30pm.


Responsibilitiesinclude:

  • Deliver individual and group occupational therapy interventions for whai ora and taiohi.
  • Lead the Day Program and provide home and community-based support.
  • Develop and review person-centred support plans in partnership with whai ora, whānau, and the wider team.
  • Practise in a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and whānau-centred way.

About You | Mōu

You will be:

  • A NZ registered Occupational Therapist.
  • A current full, clean driver’s licence.
  • A current first aid certificate or be prepared to obtain one.
  • An understanding of what you need for your own wellbeing.
  • Knowledge of, and demonstrable commitment to, the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

ApplicationsClose | Rā Katinga: Friday, 13th November 2026. Pleasenote, this advert may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found before theclosing date.


PositionDescription: https://www.wisegroup.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PW-Occupational-Therapist.pdf

Contact: Melanie Govender, Service and RelationshipManager on melanie.govender@pathways.co.nz for any further information.

For further information,visit our website www.pathways.co.nz


Pathways is committed to healthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke freeenvironment. We encourage people with lived experience of mental illness& addictions to apply.

Desired Hard Skills

  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cultural Responsiveness
  • Risk and Safety Management
  • Support Plan Development
  • Therapeutic Group Facilitation

Desired Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Teamwork
  • Commitment
  • Empathy

Benefits & Perks

Culture

  • 🌿 Wellness Program
  • Fifth Week of Annual Leave
  • Paid Wellbeing Days (2 days a year)
  • INCREASED_KIWISAVER_CONTRIBUTION
  • PAID_WELLBEING_DAYS
  • Increased Kiwisaver contribution
  • Perk & Perk Plus discount app
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  • 🌐 INZ Accredited Employer

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