Community Karitane

Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust; Wellington; On-site; NZD 57,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Well Health Day

Parental leave

Job summary

Whānau Āwhina Plunket in Wellington seeks a part-time Karitāne (Health Worker) to support whānau with pēpi care across Monday–Thursday. The role includes community clinics occasionally on Saturdays and involves collaboration with Plunket Nurses and Kaiāwhina to promote health and education for families.

You will work four days a week, typically 8.30am–4.30pm, close to home, with pro-equity commitments and Treaty of Waitangi understanding. Training is provided, and parental leave benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Hold New Zealand work rights.
• Commitment to completing the National Certificate in Tamariki Ora – Well Child Services programme (funded).
• Hold a full, clean New Zealand drivers licence.

Responsibilities

• Support whānau during the early parenting journey.
• Collaborate with Plunket Nurses, Kaiāwhina and broader Plunket services.

Education

National Certificate in Tamariki Ora – Well Child Services

Job description

Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust – Wellington, North Island

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?

We have the opportunity for you to join our team as a Community Karitāne (Health Worker) in Hutt Valley. We have a part time permanent role available. You'll work 4 days a week across Monday - Thursday we generally do 8.30am - 4.30pm in our team.

Our Karitāne are assets to our team, and support whānau during the times that can be most worrying for parents and caregivers while they get to know their new pēpi or overcoming the latest developmental leap. Your focus will be on improving health outcomes within a variety of settings to promote health, education and to support parenting choices with individuals, whānau and groups.

This position works in collaboration with our Plunket Nurses, Kaiāwhina and wider Plunket services to deliver wrap around support. Providing some of the non-clinical support that Plunket is world famous in New Zealand for - babies don't come with a manual, but our Plunket people are the next best thing.

To meet the needs of our clients, from time to time, our team hold clinics or community events on a Saturday, however this would be organised in advanced.

Payrates for Karitāne are between $57,405 ($29.05 per hour) and $65,874 ($33.32) per hour depending on experience.

It is the clear communication, empathy and reassurance you provide that will support whānau to manage each challenge as it comes. 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 understanding how to work within a team environment.

In supporting our pro-equity journey, it’s vital you have an understanding and commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi or are able to demonstrate an understanding of what it looks like to support whānau Māori to thrive.

In addition, you will need to:

• Hold New Zealand work rights
• Be committed to completing the National Certificate in Tamariki Ora – Well Child Services programme (funded)
• Hold a full, clean New Zealand drivers licence
• 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
• A generous parental leave scheme to support growing whānau

Applications close on 14th September 2026 (we will review applications as they are received and if we find a suitable candidate, we may close the advert early so apply today!)

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.