Cultural Advisor - Youth Justice Forensic Community Team

The Maori Advisor will be expected to be proficient in or committed to developing, the knowledge base in Tikanga and Te Reo Māori. The Māori Advisor will be a role model and provide sound clinical and cultural considerations in the multidisciplinary team process with the ability to support and ensure the delivery of recovery focussed services to rangatahi and whaanau are aligned with the Maori Health Plan 2020-2023.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

The regional arm of Te Korowai-Whāriki includes the Central Regional Forensic Mental Health Service which operates at the interface between Mental Health Services and the Justice System and works within the following settings – prisons, courts, community, and inpatient. The Service offers assessment and rehabilitation services to defendants charged with criminal offences and offenders who have psychiatric illness. The Central Regional Forensic Service also is involved with the Youth Court providing a Court Liais...