CAREERS
We require staff 7 days per week, 24 hours per day, and include permanent, part time, full time and casual staff.
If you are interested in working with our residents, please contact us with your CV and preferred working times
and days plus a completed application form.
EMPLOYEES
Odyssey House is a large not for profit organisation with a diverse range of roles around Canterbury. We collaborate with other service providers in the sector.
Odyssey House currently employs:
Alcohol and drug counselors,
nurses, staff graduates, social workers,
administrator / finance managers,
kaumatua, woodwork tutors and
consumer advocates.
CURRENT VACANCIES
FOR MORE INFO
Please apply by sending your application
form, Police Vetting Form, CV and cover letter.
Contact Odyssey House
PO Box 34009
Christchurch
employment@odysseychch.org.nz
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
For all applications you need to complete an application form and Police Vetting form.
Team Leader
• Adult Men’s Residential Service.
• Full Time
• Leadership of a well-established AOD service
For over 35 years, Odyssey House Trust Christchurch has been working with men affected by drug and alcohol addiction, mental health and related issues. Our residence in Burnside, accommodates up to 24 men at any one time, living in a therapeutic community.
We focus on the wellbeing of individuals, family and community.
In this role, you will:
• Take the lead in ensuring clients, staff and community are working together
• Work closely with the team to continually enhance the programme structure.
• Develop timetables working with the residents to keep the programme humming 24 x 7 days
• Be innovative with new projects allocated based on skills and interests
• Role model behaviours based on our service pillars of trust and respect
• Manage the operational paperwork that goes with a leadership role.
To be successful in this role, you will
• Be a registered health professional
• Have experience working with clients in the addiction sector
• Have excellent organisation skills, being able to respond to proactive and reactive requirements of the residents
• Show good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with residents, family/whanau, colleagues, and our community partners
• Have the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Odyssey is proud to provide staff with
• Birthday Leave
• External supervision and cultural supervision
• Payment of an annual practising certificate
• Flexibility in working hours
This is an exciting time for this long serving service, combining a history of successfully delivering to men in our community while looking at evidence and research to bring innovation and connection into the service.
For more information about our Men’s residential service, and the wider organisation, please see our website, www.odysseychch.org.nz
To apply, please email employment@odysseychch.org.nz.
Alcohol and Drug Clinician
Be a part of our therapeutic community
Perm, full time, $32.70-42.00 per hour.
Men’s Residential Service.
For over 35 years, Odyssey House Trust Christchurch has been working with men affected by drug and alcohol addiction, mental health and related issues. Our new custom built residence in Burnside, accommodates up to 24 men at any one time, living in a therapeutic community.
We focus on the wellbeing of individuals, family and community, so there is a lot to facilitate and support as we navigate the journey to wellness for our residents.
In this role, you will:
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Facilitate groups for the residents, bringing your skills and knowledge to present and develop content.
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Participate in the programme and the variety that that brings
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Work closely with a caseload, preparing treatment plans
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Be innovative with new projects allocated based on skills and interests
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Role model behaviours based on our service pillars of trust and respect
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Manage the paperwork that goes with a clinical role
To be successful in this role, you will:
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Be a registered health professional
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Have experience working with clients in the addiction sector
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Have excellent organisation skills, being able to respond to proactive and reactive requirements of the residents
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Show good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with residents, family/whanau, colleagues, and our community partners
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Have the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
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Work Monday – Friday and be a part of our On Call roster at evenings and weekends.
For more information about our Men’s residential service, and the wider organisation, please see our website, www.odysseychch.org.nz
Odyssey supports staff by:
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Remuneration under Social Work Pay Equity framework
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Birthday Leave
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Long service Leave
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Training and development framework
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Payment of an Annual Practising Certificate and monthly individual External Supervision
This is an exciting time for this long serving service, combining a history of successfully delivering to men in our community while looking at evidence to bring innovation into the service.
To apply, please email employment@odysseychch.org.nz.
Tuakana-Teina Kaitautoko | Peer Support Workers
📅 Full-time, Part-time & Casual roles available
📍 Emergency Department, Canterbury
Are you passionate about supporting tāngata whaiora through a mana-enhancing, whānau-centered approach? We are seeking experienced Peer Support Workers to join our team, providing peer support within the Hospital Emergency Department.
Grounded in tikanga Māori principles, this new service will uphold manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, and kotahitanga, ensuring tāngata whaiora and their whānau receive culturally safe and empowering support during times of acute distress. In partnership with Stepping Stones Trust, Purapura Whetū Trust, and Odyssey House, this initiative prioritizes respect, collective responsibility, and reciprocity in mental health crisis care.
Mōu | About You
We are looking for experienced Peer Support Workers with:
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Lived experience of recovery from mental distress and/or addiction, with the ability to safely use your journey to support others.
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Understanding of the Emergency Department (ED) environment, having personally accessed its services for acute or significant distress.
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2-3 years' experience in Peer Support, with IPS or Tuakana-Teina training.
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Level 4 Health & Wellbeing (Mental Health & Addiction or Peer Support) qualification or equivalent.
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Strong relationship-building skills, working with diverse communities and multi-disciplinary teams.
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Excellent active listening, reflective practice, and communication skills.
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A commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Join Us in Making a Difference
If you’re passionate about empowering tāngata whaiora and whānau through mana-enhancing support during times of distress, we’d love to hear from you. Applications are reviewed as we receive them, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to hire employees and close a job before the advertised closing date . Closing date 5pm 28th March 2025.
📞 For a full job description click here or contact Marc Beecroft on marc.b@odysseychch.org.nz 021 881 752
📩 Apply now! Send your application form, cover letter and CV to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
Alcohol and Drug Navigation
24 - 32 hours per week
Want variety in your role?
Be part of the hub for Alcohol and Drug Support in Canterbury
Christchurch Central Service is a local hub for all alcohol and drug services helping to improve access for individuals and agencies. This city centre service provides a collaboration of clinical service providers and a venue for community groups.
We are looking for someone to join our friendly team based at Christchurch Central Service on the outskirts of the CBD. This is an opportunity to be part of the hub within the wider AOD Sector and get variety across the working week. Our team provides screening for addiction treatment and other supports.
The hours of the service are 8.30-5pm Monday-Friday, so you will mainly work within these hours, and include one evening per week to facilitate open support groups.
We would like to hear from you if you:
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have worked in the health sector navigating pathways
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are working towards a clinical pathway such as DAPAANZ, Social Work, OT etc
Christchurch Central Services is managed by Odyssey House Christchurch, in collaboration with key partners within the AOD sector.
Induction & on the job training will be provided to the successful applicant. Relocation allowance is available for applicants wishing to relocate.
Please apply to employment@odysseychch.org.nz
For more info, please call Vinod on 021 380 365
Wahine Residential Support
• Women’s journey from addiction to wellbeing.
• Be part of an innovative residential service.
• 24 hours per week Monday and Tuesday, and another 8 hour shift
Odyssey House has been providing residential treatment for drug and alcohol addiction for over 35 years in Canterbury.
Together with Purapura Whetu, we are proud of the women’s residential programme running at a rural location, providing support for wahine from the criminal justice system.
In this role you will be tending to day to day activities such as preparing food, driving wahine to appointments, doing admin behind the scenes to keep the whare moving efficiently, participating in recreation activities, co-ordinating group experiences, role modelling positive behaviours and responding to situations as they arise.
There is an evidence-based model that we operate to. This keeps everyone safe and our wahine on a journey to wellbeing, so you will need to work within a structure and understand boundaries.
You will need:
• good organisational skills
• to be a team player working with clinicians and other support workers
• Level 4 qualification in a health and wellbeing fields, or be willing to work towards this (Odyssey actively encourages and supports training)
You will form part of a roster Monday and Tuesday, as well as another week day, all of which alternate weekly between morning and afternoon starting times.
Join a team who are passionate about making a difference and striving for successful outcomes.
We are based 20 mins south of Christchurch so a full drivers licence is essential.
Please apply by sending an application form, CV and covering letter to employment@odysseychch.org.nz.