Alcohol and Drug Clinician - ADTCF - CADS West

Alcohol and Drug Clinician (Alcohol and other Drug Treatment Courts Focus) - CADS West - Te Whatu Ora, Waitemata

• Permanent Full-Time role
• Based in Henderson
• Hours of work: Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm with the requirement to work from 11.30am - 8.00pm one day a week to facilitate an evening group

About Us

CADS is the largest Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD) service in New Zealand working with over 15000 people each year. CADS provides free community and inpatient AOD treatment from a number of locations across Auckland. CADS is committed to empowering the community to discover healthier use of substances (harm minimisation) and to promote recovery and well-being.

About the Role

This role is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are passionate about making a meaningful impact by supporting people and their families to reduce or overcome alcohol‑ and drug‑related challenges.

In this specialised position, you will carry out clinical assessments and prepare reports for clients engaged with the Auckland Central and Waitakere District AODTC Courts, working closely with representatives from the AODT Courts.

Based in our Henderson team, you will also deliver a broad range of clinical alcohol and other drug treatment services to clients who present to the unit or are referred by external agencies and services.

Please click here for a copy of the position description.

About You

Essential

A sense of social justice and enjoy working with people in all their complexity is required. You will have a non-judgmental attitude, excellent engagement and communication skills, and an ability to work autonomously within a team. You will also have:

• Complete registration with a professional body (dapaanz, nursing, social work, counselling, psychology, occupational therapy or related fields)
• Full, clean driver's licence
• Legal right to work in NZ
• Ability to implement Te Tiriti O Waitangi in your daily work
• Ability to facilitate evening groups

Preferred

• Clinical experience in addictions or mental health or similar 
• Comfortable working in a range of settings including probation, prisons, NGOs 
• Comfortable working with other health and social service providers
• Lived experience as a consumer or whanau member
• Experience in group facilitation

Benefits

• Working for a regional service in the country’s largest healthcare provides more opportunities for professional development and career progression
• 10 days sick leave and 4 weeks annual leave
• Competitive salary and paid professional registration as per collective agreement
• Regular supervision and training

At Waitematā we are driven by our values “everyone matters,” “with compassion,” “connected” and “better, best, brilliant.” We are committed to living up to these values to give you the right balance of autonomy, support, development, encouragement and aroha.

If you are committed to supporting people in their recovery and have the above skills and experience and wish to apply for this role, please do so through our careers website at HealthNZ careers quoting reference number WDHB21678

For more information on this role please phone Isaac Claffey, Clinical Team Leader, (09) 837 9400. For any recruitment process-related queries, please call Abigail Sana Matic, Recruitment Consultant for Mental Health, via email

We will review applications as received, and this advert may close early once we have a suitable candidate.

Closing Date: 15 September 2026

Job Number: WDHB21678