Family Start Kaimahi

ANZASW; Kaitaia; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Rarawa Anga Mua Trust is recruiting for a Family Start worker to deliver intensive, strengths-based home visiting to whêanu with young children, promoting tamariki health, safety, learning and wellbeing. The role supports positive, sustainable outcomes within a kaupapa Māori framework.

You will build strong relationships with whêanu, work with complex needs, and collaborate with internal teams and community partners to achieve positive whêanu outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in community or social services, health, education, social work, or a related field.
• Passionate about improving outcomes for tamariki and whêanu
• Strong relationship building and engagement skills
• Comfortable working with whêanu experiencing complex challenges
• Experienced in working in a kaupapa Māori environment
• Competent computer literacy and writing skills

Responsibilities

• Build strong and trusting relationships with whêanu with complex needs
• Support whêanu to strengthen confidence and capability
• Promote positive child development, health, wellbeing and early learning
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and community partners to achieve positive whêanu outcomes

Skills

Relationship building

Engagement skills

Communication skills

Written skills

Information gathering

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Through working together our goals and objectives will be achieved

About us

Te Rarawa Anga Mua is committed to advancing the mana, wellbeing and aspirations of Te Rarawa whānau, hapé, iwi and hapori. We work alongside whêanu and communities to strengthen culturally responsive pathways, remove barriers to equitable access and support sustainable, whêanu led outcomes.

About the role

The Family Start role is responsible for delivering intensive, strengths based home visiting support to whêanu with young children promoting the health, safety, learning and wellbeing of tamariki and supporting positive, sustainable outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Build strong and trusting relationships with whêanu with complex needs
• Support whêanu to strengthen confidence and capability
• Promote positive child development, health, wellbeing and early learning
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and community partners to achieve positive whêanu outcomes

About you

• Minimum of 2 years experience in community or social services, health, education, social work, or a related field
• Passionate about improving outcomes for tamariki and whêanu
• Strong relationship building and engagement skills
• Comfortable working with whêanu experiencing complex challenges
• Experienced in working in a kaupapa Māori environment
• Competent computer literacy and writing skills

Recruitment closes on Friday 30 October at 1pm.

You must have the right to work in New Zealand, and you will be required to undergo police vetting and additional checks to be considered for this position.

Employer Te Rarawa Anga Mua Trust Address Kaitaia

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland,Aotearoa New Zealand

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