Kaiawhina

Plunket; Napier; On-site; NZD 40,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Well Health Day

Fitness Passport

Generous parental leave

Flexible hours

Pro-equity workplace

Job summary

Plunket is seeking a Kaiāwhina in Napier to support whānau and the community, contributing to health promotion and education initiatives. You will work as part of a broader team, leveraging mātauranga Māori to help Whānau Āwhina achieve equitable health outcomes.

The role requires a 0.5FTE fixed-term agreement until June 2027, with a focus on building connections in the local community and supporting kaiwhānui across the Napier region. A NZ driver's license and legal right to work are essential.

Qualifications

• Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services - Level 4) is required/fully funded.
• Valid NZ driver's license is required.
• Right to work in Aotearoa.

Responsibilities

• Provide support across the Napier region and wider Ngā Pou Hihiri team as needed.
• Host wānanga for whānau to connect and learn together.
• Build and strengthen relationships with local iwi, marae and Māori health providers.

Skills

Whānau support

Mātauranga Māori

Communication

Event hosting

Education

Health & Wellbeing Cert Lv4

Job description

We have an opportunity for a Kaiāwhina to join our team. 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\",

This is a 0.5FTE fixed termpositionuntil June 2027. You will be providing support support across the Napier region; however, we offer support as required to our wider team. If you are passionate about setting up ourrangatira mō āpōpō with the best start possible, why not get paid to do it?!

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

You’ll also be at the forefront of growing connections in your local community, harnessing connections with local iwi, marae, Māori health providers and services.

Payrates for Kaiāwhina are between $29.05 - $33.32/hrdepending on experience.

You will be a warm people person who naturally adopts a whakawhanaungatanga 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 the support of 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.

As part of our commitment to safe, connected, and thriving whānau, this role requires a satisfactory New Zealand Police Vetting check

You will:

• Be committed to completing the Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services - Level 4) - we will pay for this


• Hold the legal right to work in Aotearoa


• A full clean NZ drivers licence


• The ability to speak Te Reo Māori would be advantageous

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 as nationally once a year.We also host a weekly Mahere Reo session to increase kaimahi confidence to kōrero te reo rangatira at mahi, no matter what level.

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

• A Monday – Friday role, with some flexibility to work around you


• Two 'Well Health Day's: 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


• A generous parental leave scheme to support growing whānau

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and theirwhānau. 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.