Counsellor; Residential Recovery & Wellness

Gracepoint | Great Barrier Island (Orama)

Gracepoint is a faith-based recovery and wellness centre for adults (18+), offering a safe, supportive, non-clinical residential environment for people navigating burnout, mental health challenges, trauma, and significant life transitions.

About the Role

The Counsellor plays a key therapeutic role at Gracepoint, providing short-term, goal-informed counselling support to residents during their stay. You will contribute to a restorative environment where people feel heard, supported, and empowered to rebuild resilience and wellbeing.

This role is residential-based on Great Barrier Island, with flexibility built in. As the role is not always full-time, there is space to continue existing counselling work online, and to return to the mainland between programme intakes.

You will be employed by Orama Christian Trust and, as with all staff, will begin with a 90-day trial period.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individual counselling in a residential, non-clinical setting
• Facilitate wellbeing & recovery-focussed group sessions
• Support residents with emotional regulation, resilience, & recovery planning
• Contribute to therapeutic & psycho-educational programme content
• Work collaboratively with staff, referrers, & support networks (with consent)
• Maintain ethical, professional, & confidential clinical documentation

About You

You are:

• Qualified in Counselling, Psychotherapy, or a related field
• A member of (or eligible for) NZAC or an equivalent professional body
• Experienced (minimum 1 year) in counselling or mental health support
• Practising from a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented framework
• Comfortable working within the values and vision of a Christian, faith-based centre

You bring warmth, emotional maturity, strong boundaries, and a genuine passion for holistic, person-centred care.

Why Join Gracepoint?

• Be part of pioneering residential recovery work in aotearoa
• Work within a compassionate, values-driven team
• Receive regular reflective supervision & professional development
• Make a meaningful contribution to people's healing & restoration
• Live & work in a unique, peaceful island setting

To submit an expression of interest, please email:
kristy@gracepoint.co.nz
treena@orama.nz