Kaiāwhina - Ōtepoti

Kua wāteamai he tūranga motūhake mo tētahi Kaiāwhina. Nā, mehemea e ngākaunui ana koe i ngā āhuatanga whakahīkaka i te mauri ora o te hapori o Ōtepoti me tō mātou whainga: "he huanui oranga mo ngā mokopuna whakatipuranga roto i ngā hapori heke iho, heke iho",tēnā whakapā mai!

We have an opportunity for a Kaiāwhina to join us in Dunedin. If you are passionate about supporting your community to thrive and align with our vision "Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come" - apply to join us!

This is a full-time permanent position working around Dunedin, close to the birthplace of Whānau Āwhina Plunket, Karitane. If you are passionate about setting up our rangatira mō āpōpō with the best start possible, why not get paid to do it?!

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

You will play a pivotal role in achieving our Rautaki Māori through each one-to-one interaction where you will draw on mātauranga Māori alongside health promotion and education methodologies to support whānau. In order to respond best to the needs of our people you'll leverage support from multiple agencies and specialists – social workers, food banks, other community groups and our wider Whānau Āwhina services. You will also host wānanga for whānau to come together to meet, connect and learn as one.

You'll be at the forefront of on the ground relationship building in your local community, harnessing connections with local iwi, marae, Māori health providers and services. 

Payrates for Kaiāwhina are between $54,933 ($27.80/hr) - $63,012 ($31.89/hr) depending on experience.

He kōrero mōu | About you

You will be a warm people person who naturally reverts to a whakawhanaungatangaapproach when meeting people. While a background in health promotion, working in a Kaupapa Māori or kōhanga reo setting would be advantageous, we will provide you with the training you need, with ongoing support from a clinical leader, a National Kaiāwhina Mentor and the wider Ngā Pou Hihiri team who support our organisation in applying Te Rautaki Māori.

Above all else you will bring with you a desire to support whānau and the community we serve to achieve equitable health outcomes, with the ability to keep our mokopuna at the centre of every decision.

Ngā pūkenga me tohunga Motuhake | Important Skills and Qualifications

You will:

• Be committed to completing the Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services - Level 4) - we will pay for this.
• hold a restricted or full New Zealand driver's license
• hold the legal right to work in Aotearoa

Ngā hua mahi o Te Whānau Āwhina | What we offer

In line with our ongoing goal to support our kaimahi to thrive in a culturally safe environment, we have multiple community of interests for kaimahi Māori, Pasifika, Asian and more. 

To support your growth in practice, we have dedicated space and time where our Kaimahi Māori gather quarterly by region and nationally once a year. We host daily karakia sessions and weekly Mahere Reo sessions designed to grow kaimahi confidence using te reo rangatira at mahi no matter what level.

We have many benefits to support your wellbeing, such as:

• 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 tukutono | How to apply

Applications must be received online. For specific information, please contact Marlene Du Toit-Parks, Clinical Leader on marlene.dutoit-parks@plunket.org.nz

Applications close 2 February 2025

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Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau. 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 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, naumai, haeremai.