CHARLOTTE TAHITAHI-MATIU
Kaitaia,NTL
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a Senior Social Work position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Motivated Social Worker with comprehensive knowledge of social justice issues and systems affecting marginalized communities. Passionate about developing and facilitating programs to support communities in need. Collaborative and analytical advocate builds strategic partnerships, advocate for clients and advance change for communities in need. Invested Social Worker dedicated to forming trusting relationships and advocating for best interest of clients. Expertise in creating and managing relationships. Respectful and compassionate professional offering 9-year background serving community by providing guidance for clients in need Invested Social Worker dedicated to forming trusting relationships and advocating for best interest of clients Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Social Worker
ORANGA TAMARIKI TE HIKU SITE
02.2023 - Current
- Updated client documentation for accurate, compliant and current records.
- Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination and resource allocation for clients.
- Educated families on available community resources, connecting them with essential services such as housing assistance, financial aid, or healthcare providers.
- De-escalated stressful situations through individual and family crisis interventions.
- Supported clients and families with empathy and compassion during difficult times.
- Maintained accurate case documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and facilitating informed decision-making by team members.
- Improved client well-being by conducting comprehensive assessments and developing tailored intervention plans.
- Advocated for clients to assure respected rights and wishes.
KAIARAHI WHAKAWHITI ORA PAI (EMPLOYED FULLTIME)
- Fully Registered Social Worker with SWRB
- Facilitator - facilitate whanau hui etc
- Advocator – from Motutangi to Cape Reinga
- Assessor and Referrer – Assessing and supporting specific needs of whanau peer support, funding or referring to other agencies and/or organisations
- Health Coach- Supporting whanau with solutions to anxiety and Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP).
WHAKAWHITI ORA PAI - TE KAO
01.2018
- 3 MONTH PRACTICUM - working alongside registered social worker Barbara Larsen
- CASEWORK COMPETENCIES - working with people and families to help arrange and organise health and social issues
- MURIWHENUA COLLECTIVE – working alongside other social workers and health providers/agencies to help resolve high-risk cases within the Taitokerau area
- SOCIAL WORKER – maintaining practices and general tasks of a social worker, alongside the registered social worker, also in her absence.
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION – KAITAIA
01.2017
- 3 MONTH PRACTICUM - working alongside “count me in” Programme Facilitator - Jaqi Brown, Phycologist – Geoffrey Marchant, and Speech-Language Therapist Ushi Eyer
- MEDIATOR - Taking notes to organise health and social issues
- IWI LIASON - meeting with external organisations regarding youth truancy issues
- Organising hui with The Correspondence School as well as local iwi
- SOCIAL WORK ADVISOR – advising and devising plans through practices and procedures of social work.
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SOCIAL WORK
07.2015 - 01.2018
ST JOHN AMBULANCE – PUKENUI
01.2013 - 01.2018
- AMBULANCE DRIVER – licenced ambulance driver for senior paramedics, working as an on-call volunteer assistant
- FIRST RESPONDER – assisting senior paramedics for call outs etc
- VOLUNTEER – learning and training alongside other registered St John responders and professionals.
AVOCADO SPECIALIST – FAR NORTH AVOCADOS
01.2010 - 01.2018
- TEAM LEADER – Organising ground picking crews for harvesting avocados
- MACHINE OPERATOR – the operator of tractors and 3,5 and 6-metre hydraladas, harvesting high avocado fruit trees for seasonal work
- GROUND PICKER – harvesting low avocado fruit off avocado trees
- PLANTING – planting new avocado trees
- PRUNER – pruning and mulching avocado trees after harvest is over
- INJECTING – injecting avocado trees with tablets to help with growth and health.
NGATAKI SCHOOL – NGATAKI
01.2010 - 01.2011
- KAPA HAKA TUTOR – teaching the school students to learn simple kapa haka techniques, i.e
- Songs, harmonising, korero Maori
- BOARD MEMBER – part of the board of trustees, helped make Ngataki School a free charges school where fees, uniforms, trips and camps were paid by the school because of its decile rating.
VIP TAKEAWAYS – KAITAIA
01.2005 - 01.2008
- DAIRY AND TAKEAWAY OPERATIONS – had sole charge and complete control of the operations within the dairy and takeaways
- MONEY HANDLING – sole charge of all money management, both in-coming and out-going for the daily and weekly operations
- MANAGER – in sole charge of all staff, and their daily tasks, including the hiring and firing of staff.
Education
No Degree - Mental Health And Addictions
Te Rau Ora
Extra Mural 01.2021
No Degree - First Aid
Shalom Educaton, NZ
Shalom, NZ 01.2021
BLUEPRINT ADDICTIONS 101 - Mental Health And Addictions
Blueprint
01.2021
No Degree - Drug And Alcohol Addictions
DAPAANZ
01.2021
No Degree - Child Protection
Child Matters
01.2020
No Degree - Health And Disability Training
Te Whatu Ora
01.2019
No Degree - Social Work
ANZASW Full Registration
Kaitaia, NZ01.2019
No Degree - Suicide Prevention
Life Keepers
Day Course01.2019
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SOCIAL WORK – MANUKAU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Social Work
MIT
Manukau, NZ01.2018
Skills
- First Aid
- Client-Focused
- Professional
- People Person
- Able to create positive relationships
- Able to facilitate meetings with whanau or groups
- Excellent communicator
- Quick Learner
- Results-Oriented
- Bi-Culturally Sensitive
- Proficient in Management
- Self-Directed
- Able to Work Unsupervised
- Able to Work in a Team or Autonomous
- Problem Solving Competent
- Te Reo Maori Competent
- Maori Protocols, Tikanga, and Kawa Competent
- Knowledge of Social Workers Registration Boards 10 competence standards
- Able to remain neutral without bias or judgment on clients or whanau
- Able to effectively reflect and constantly working to improve my practice
Friendly, Positive Attitude
Teamwork and Collaboration
Customer Service
Problem-Solving
Time Management
Multitasking Abilities
Excellent Communication
Critical Thinking
Dependable and Responsible
Multitasking
References
- MOANA MITCHELL - PhD., MAapplSW (Hons), MA (Dist), BA (Hons), Grad Dip Prof Sup, Reg SW, BASW Lecturer | Kaitaia cohort, 021 049 1126, moana.mitchell@manukau.ac.nz
- ERROL MURRAY – GENERAL MANAGER, WHAKAWHITI ORA PAI – TE KAO, 021 761 686, 09 409 7744, errolm@wop.co.nz
- SHIRLEY MAIKA-INTERVENTION SUPERVISOR- ORANGA TAMARIKI 0296501215-099010714-shirley.maika@ot.govt.nz
Timeline
Registered Social Worker
ORANGA TAMARIKI TE HIKU SITE
02.2023 - Current
WHAKAWHITI ORA PAI - TE KAO
01.2018
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION – KAITAIA
01.2017
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SOCIAL WORK
07.2015 - 01.2018
ST JOHN AMBULANCE – PUKENUI
01.2013 - 01.2018
AVOCADO SPECIALIST – FAR NORTH AVOCADOS
01.2010 - 01.2018
NGATAKI SCHOOL – NGATAKI
01.2010 - 01.2011
VIP TAKEAWAYS – KAITAIA
01.2005 - 01.2008
KAIARAHI WHAKAWHITI ORA PAI (EMPLOYED FULLTIME)
No Degree - Mental Health And Addictions
Te Rau Ora
No Degree - First Aid
Shalom Educaton, NZ
BLUEPRINT ADDICTIONS 101 - Mental Health And Addictions
Blueprint
No Degree - Drug And Alcohol Addictions
DAPAANZ
No Degree - Child Protection
Child Matters
No Degree - Health And Disability Training
Te Whatu Ora
No Degree - Social Work
ANZASW Full Registration
No Degree - Suicide Prevention
Life Keepers
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SOCIAL WORK – MANUKAU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Social Work
MIT
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