Community Karitāne - Otago (7 days a fortnight)

Babies don't come with a manual, but our Plunket people are the next best thing. How proud would it make you to be proactive in your community promoting a healthy lifestyle and working with whānau who have recently welcomed a new addition?

Join us as a Community Karitāne (Health Worker). We have a part time (7 day fortnight) permanent role available working out of our brand new King Edward Street Hub. Aside from Wednesday, we have some flexibility to consider your working pattern.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Our Community Karitāne are a key part of our team. Following on from Plunket Nurse's referrals, you'll support parents and caregivers navigate the tricky parts that come with raising tamariki, whether it is in the early days, overcoming the latest developmental leap, toilet training, starting solids, you'll become an expert in all things parentcraft related. 

Your focus will be on improving health outcomes by providing health education and working in collaboration with our Plunket Nurses, Kaiāwhina and wider Plunket services to deliver wrap around support. 

Payrates for Karitāne are between $54,933 ($27.80 per hour) and $63,012 ($31.89 per hour) per hour depending on experience.

He kōrero mōu | About you

Through listening and providing clear information, empathy and reassurance you will provide whānau with tamariki under 5 with the tools to manage each age and stage. A passion for working with tamariki and their caregivers is key and we will provide you with the training and support to learn the rest.

Our mahi relies on seamless teamwork - being able to loop in Nurses for clinical support, referring to our community support services for more holistic care, and reminding our whānau that we're a call away 24/7 through our PlunketLine service - it is important that you're confident in working independently but also being confident to lean on others.

In supporting our pro-equity journey, it’s vital you have an understanding and commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi and an understanding of how that is put into practice in front line roles.

In addition, you will need to:

• Hold the right to work in Aotearoa
• Be committed to completing the National Certificate in Tamariki Ora – Well Child Services programme (funded)
• Hold a full, clean New Zealand drivers licence

Ngā hua mahi o Te Whānau Āwhina | What we offer

• Work close to home in a community based role
• A Monday – Friday role, with some flexibility to work around you
• 'Well Health Day': the ability to use sick leave for a proactive planned health day
• Fitness Passport - unlimited access and discounted prices across an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Retail discounts
• A generous parental leave scheme to support growing whānau

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Applications must be received online and close 9 February 2025.

For specific queries, contact Marlene Du-Toit Parks (Clinical Leader) via email marlene.dutoit-parks@plunket.org.nz

We will review applications as they are received and reserve the right to withdraw this advert early, so get in quick!

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He huanui oranga mo ngā mokopuna whakatipuranga roto i ngā hapori heke iho, heke iho 

Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities. This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai, haere mai.