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TIKUTAAKE TEIWAKI

Rototuna North,Hamilton

Summary

A qualified, registered, competent and empathetic Social Worker, with eight years’ experience, who is passionate and dedicated to promoting Oranga of tamariki, rangatahi and their whanau. I believe every tamariki/rangatahi belong to a whakapapa, whanau, hapu and Iwi and they have inherited rights to be safe and happy.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Acting Supervisor Intervention/CIC Teams

Oranga Tamariki
, Hamilton
06.2022 - Current
  • Performed as Acting Supervisor in absence of the substantive supervisor.
  • Provide professional, emotional, and social support to social workers.
  • Support social workers in case consults internally and externally.
  • Mentoring of social workers and/or social work students.
  • Assess and review financial plans before submission to the Site Manager.
  • Scrutinize financial plans for approval, assess the cost-benefit of proposals, and monitor expenditure.
  • Established and enforced clear goals to keep employees working collaboratively.
  • Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality and conformance.
  • Complied with company policies and objectives, goals.
  • Displayed strong telephone etiquette, effectively handling difficult calls.
  • Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
  • Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
  • Provide supervision for social workers on either a weekly or bi-monthly basis.
  • Participate in Court Review meetings, where required.
  • Edit court plans and reports to an expected standard prior to submitting to Court.
  • Worked in accordance with the Oranga Tamariki Act, 2019, and related legislation.

Care and Protection Social Worker

Oranga Tamariki
, Hamilton
08.2015 - 06.2022
  • Interviewed clients individually and in family groups to determine services to best address specific needs.
  • Developed workable solutions for recurring problems for individuals and families.
  • Conduct social work assessments to inform decisions for care of tamariki and rangatahi with whanau
  • Prepare social work reports to Courts and Family Group Conferences.
  • Prepared social work plans in consultation with whanau
  • Hold and facilitate whanau hui
  • Network with other stakeholders to provide support for tamariki and/or rangatahi
  • Critique and analyse situations to assess best solutions for tamariki and/or rangatahi.
  • Manage and assess critical situations and provide immediate solutions
  • Liaise with whanau and other stakeholders to identify best placements for tamariki/rangatahi
  • Visited clients at residence for home study assessments to assist courts with custody decisions.
  • Completed intake assessments with patients and drafted community re-entry plans following treatment.
  • Directed protective placement, case management, parent education and family reunification activities.
  • Coordinated mental health assessments for children, adolescents and adults receiving child welfare and prevention services.
  • Implemented social service interventions to achieve treatment goals and address client needs.
  • Referred patients to community resources.
  • Maintained thorough case history records and wrote detailed reports.

Community Support Worker

Geneva Healthcare
, Hamilton
02.2012 - 06.2014
  • Administered medication in accordance with house guidelines to patients, tracking it on daily MAR.
  • Supported individuals with facility-based planned activities in home and community settings.
  • Supervised community outings, enabling clients to achieve maximum personal independence.
  • Maintained accurate records and documented client data in company databases.

State Advocate

Office of Attorney General, Republic of Kiribati
07.2005 - 02.2007
  • Provide advice to government ministries
  • Analysis of Court Cases
  • Drafting and reviewing of government contracts

Interpreter/Translator

Office of the People's Lawyer, Republic of Kiribati
03.1988 - 02.2002
  • Delivered real-time, accurate oral translations and interpretations for clients.
  • Sat in on meetings to provide members with oral translations of conversations and information.
  • Translator to the People's Lawyer.
  • Translator and interpreter in the High Court of Kiribati.
  • Translated legal documents.
  • Delivered translation services to clients.
  • Checked original sources or authors to confirm translations retained meaning and intent.
  • Proofread, edited and revised translated documents.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Social Work) - Social Work

Waikato Institute of Technology
Hamilton, NZ
11-2014

Professional Diploma in Legal Practice - Legal Studies

2007
Suva, Fiji
07-2007

Bachelor of Laws - Laws

University of The South Pacific
Port Vila, Vanuatu
06-2005

Skills

  • Staff Management
  • Positive and proactive leadership skills
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Training and mentoring
  • Financial Management
  • Negotiation
  • Practice cultural safety
  • Effective Interpersonal skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Active team member
  • Great team building skills
  • Tolerant to listening and constructive feedback
  • Good time management
  • Reflective
  • Resilient
  • Great assessing and analytical skills
  • Good leadership skills
  • Strategic planner
  • Creative thinker
  • Community network
  • Literate and competent in computing skills in Word, Excel
  • Competent and safe driver

Affiliations

2022 - Co-running a homework club for Kiribati in Hamilton

2020- Cultural advisor and change agent to the Kiribati 'Champions of Change' youth group - A working (Kiribati) youth group that works with the Kiribati community to eradicate and/or reduce family violence

2018 - Boutokaan te Mweraoi facilitator working in collaboration with The Cause Collective Trust delivering the Family Violence Prevention Programme for Kiribati communities and professionals (Boutokaan te Mweraoi project).

2006 - Active member of Aotearoa Tungaru Incorporated Society, supporting and working alongside Kiribati families, youth and elderly to promote wellbeing

Timeline

Acting Supervisor Intervention/CIC Teams

Oranga Tamariki
06.2022 - Current

Care and Protection Social Worker

Oranga Tamariki
08.2015 - 06.2022

Community Support Worker

Geneva Healthcare
02.2012 - 06.2014

State Advocate

Office of Attorney General, Republic of Kiribati
07.2005 - 02.2007

Interpreter/Translator

Office of the People's Lawyer, Republic of Kiribati
03.1988 - 02.2002

Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Social Work) - Social Work

Waikato Institute of Technology

Professional Diploma in Legal Practice - Legal Studies

2007

Bachelor of Laws - Laws

University of The South Pacific

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