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Te Hau Ora o Ngāpuhi; Kaikohe; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established organization dedicated to improving health and wellbeing in Northland seeks a passionate Kaimanaaki to support whānau living with disabilities. This role involves providing essential support through a Māori Iwi Needs Assessment & Co-ordination Service, ensuring that individuals and their families have access to necessary resources and services. You will engage with the community, promote health literacy, and work collaboratively with various providers to enhance holistic wellbeing. If you're committed to making a positive impact and have the skills to support diverse communities, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.

Benefits

Great team culture

Friendly and collaborative environment

Opportunity for professional development

Qualifications

• Commitment to working effectively with Māori and diverse communities.
• Ability to establish rapport with children and whānau.

Responsibilities

• Support whānau living with disabilities and provide health literacy.
• Coordinate access to screening and diagnostic assessments.
• Promote Dementia Awareness and work collaboratively with NGOs.

Skills

Communication Skills

Cultural Competence

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Community Engagement

Education

Clean full New Zealand Drivers Licence

Information Technology Literacy

Job description

Te Hau Ora O Ngapuhi is an organisation with a mission to provide health and wellbeing to the people of Northland, with a focus on Maori in particular. Our services are whanau centred and we are committed to making a difference in improving the social and wellbeing outcomes for whanau. We are focussed on making sure our community is informed and supported as much as possible.

As the Kaimanaaki - Mate Wareware (Dementia) - Whangarei you will be able to support whanau living with disabilities and their whānau, providing Whaikaha support through a Māori Iwi Needs Assessment & Co-ordination Service.

Supporting whānau to live their best possible lives.

• Supporting tāngata mate wareware, their whānau and carers to understand health literacy of available best management options
• Coordinating access to appropriate screening, diagnostic assessments, and appropriate education in the community
• Coordinating appropriate services for Tāngata Mate Wareware, their whānau and carers in non-traditional health care settings
• Building and maintaining relationships with providers to support whānau ora outcomes and holistic wellbeing
• Ensuring appropriate educational resources are available for Tāngata Mate Wareware, their whānau and carers
• Identify needs and support people to access to relevant health focussed activities
• Link with established Dementia Mate Wareware groups and providers in Te Tai Tokerau to ensure Tāngata Mate Wareware, their whānau and carers receive the support and resources they need.
• Promote Dementia Awareness month across the community and supporting with local activities.
• Working collaboratively with the specialist Dementia and Alzheimers NGO across the community / region to promote best practice, collaboration, integrated care and improved health outcomes for Tāngata Mate Wareware, their whānau and carers.
• Ensuring access to appropriate clinical support as needed, based on continuous improvement of services i.e., including education programmes.
• Create a digital wallet for Tāngata Mate Wareware, their whānau and carers so they are aware of local services and programmes.
• Work with whānau to develop their capacity to maintain healthy lifestyles, and support behaviour change where appropriate to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Access to cognitive stimulation therapy and other evidence based interventions to maximise function for Tāngata Mate Wareware.

As the successful candidate you will have the following:

• Clean full New Zealand Drivers Licence
• Information technology and administration literacy
• Commitment to working effectively with Maori, Pacific, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities
• Maori cultural competence and an understanding of tikanga Māori
• Community awareness and an ability to engage whānau
• The ability to carry out wellbeing checks
• Understand confidentiality expectations with regards to entering homes, engaging with whānau, collecting and recording data
• Meet all standard employment prerequisites
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to establish rapport with children and whānau
• Ability to set and maintain professional boundaries
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Able to work collaboratively in a range of formal and informal team setting and autonomously as the situation requires
• Commitment to holistic, flexible and responsive working
• Willingness to work with whānau in their homes
• Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary setting and across different agencies
• Ability to engage and maintain relationships
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

In return we offer a great team culture and the opportunity to be part of a friendly and collaborative team that makes a difference in our communities!

We’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running, so if the above sounds like you and you want to make a difference in the Northland community, please forward your CV and cover letter to [e-mail]

Applications close on 15 May 2025. Please note this advertisement may close earlier if a suitable applicant is found.

Based in the main centre of Kaikohe, Te Hau Ora O Ngāpuhi, also known as THOON, is charged with leading the hauora strategy for Ngāpuhi, serving whānau, hapū and hapori living within Te Whare Tapu Ō Ngāpuhi, from pēpi to kuia and kaumātua, whether Māori or non-Māori.