Melissa Rossouw

• Developed strong rapport with young people, fostering a safe and secure environment for therapeutic rapport.
• Provide a comprehensive assessment of children and young people from which to develop and co-ordinate an associated plan that documents the interventions, programmes and steps needed to effectively address underlying criminogenic and health needs, and behavioural issues, and effect a successful transition from the Residence into employment, a vocational pathway or a stable external situation.
• Co-ordinate multidisciplinary input and lead programme design to deliver appropriate clinical and therapeutic interventions to children and young people.
• Ensure that programmes and services are tailored to the needs of children and young people, meet Residences service model service principles and standards, adhere to the clinical best practice standards, and are available to children and young people on a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week basis.
• Undertake interventions using clinical methodologies based on evidence-based practice and consistent with the Residences service model service principles, and are effective in achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Assess barriers to engagement of children and young people in any intervention and use problem solving strategies to overcome these including assessing strengths and weaknesses within the systemic and ecological context of the young person that impact and contribute to problem behaviours.
• Identify and engage key participants, including family/whānau, in setting the objectives and goals of intervention that are culturally pertinent with relevant strategies, to maintain their level of commitment to achieve the objectives and goals.
• Regularly review and revise interventions, processes, progress and monitor and coordinate participants towards achieving the objectives and goals at each stage of interventions.
• Accountable for ensuring the implementation of the young person’s clinical plan with the care team.
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of clinical and therapeutic interventions and manage and comply with all requirements for other documentation and reporting.
• Demonstrate on-going commitment to continuous development and improving the effectiveness of their current role.

• Co-ordinated Multi-Agency Team Hui
• Co-ordination of assessments for new admissions into the youth Justice Residence
• Assisted the clinical team in completing young person plans and goals
• Managed potential and current risk with youth
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• Work with families to manage and ensure care and security for children and/or young people in the care or custody of Oranga Tamariki.
• Deliver quality services within the practice area: o In accordance with the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 and all other relevant legislation;

In compliance with Government policy and Oranga Tamariki requirements; o In a caring and culturally appropriate manner and consistent with Oranga Tamariki Code of Practice; Within the financial parameters set; In a professional and timely manner.

• Provide the day to day care of all children and young people in residence.
• Develop and implement in consultation with Managers, Supervisors and caseworkers a programme of recreational and cultural activities appropriate and specifically designed to meet the needs of Children and Young People in the residence at the time. -
• Assist in the planning of intervention processes for children and young people in consultation with residential staff, colleagues, family and/or Whānau. -
• Develop and implement evening and weekend programmes for the Child or Young Person in consultation with them, the residential staff, colleagues, family and/or Whānau.
• In consultation with Managers, Supervisors and Residential Social Workers ensuring that interventions and programmes for children and young people are planned, implemented and reviewed in accordance with relevant legislation, regulation, policies and codes of ethics/practice.
• In consultation with Managers, Supervisors and Residential Social Workers ensuring on-going contact with family/Whānau, and other appropriate people.
• In consultation with Managers and Supervisors providing appropriate information to clients (individuals and families), professionals (within and outside the Service) and other people working with these clients, to facilitate appropriate decisionmaking and to maximise successful outcomes for children and young people.
• In consultation with Managers and Supervisors and in conjunction with the education provider, ensuring that integrated programmes appropriate to the abilities and identified needs of children and young people in residence are offered.
• Consistently maintains the rights and dignity of the individual child or young person.