Kaiāwhina

Whānau Āwhina Plunket; Ngahere; Hybrid; NZD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monday–Friday role with some flex

Well Health Day (2 days)

Fitness Passport

Retail discounts

Parental leave

Job summary

Whānau Āwhina Plunket invites a Kaiāwhina to join our team in the Greymouth and Hokitika regions, covering Tuesday to Friday on a 0.6FTE fixed-term basis. You’ll support whānau using Māori health promotion approaches alongside partner agencies, and host learning sessions for families.

You will engage with local iwi and health providers, contribute to equitable health outcomes for pēpi and tamariki, and benefit from professional development and a supportive clinical leadership structure.

Qualifications

• Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4) is required or in progress.
• Hold a restricted or full New Zealand driver's license.
• Have the legal right to work in Aotearoa (NZ).
• Ability to speak Te Reo Māori would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support whānau through health promotion and education methods.
• Collaborate with social workers, food banks and other agencies to support communities.
• Host wānanga for whānau to come together, connect and learn.
• Grow connections with local iwi, marae and Māori health providers.

Skills

Health & Wellbeing Cert

NZ Driver's License

Right to work in NZ

Te Reo Māori

Education

Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4)

Job description

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 Te Matau-a-Māui me tō mātou whainga: "hehuanui oranga mo ngāmokopunawhakatipurangarotoi ngā hapori heke iho,heke iho", tēnā whakapā mai!

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", apply to join us!

This is a 0.6FTE fixed term positionworking in the Greymouth and Hokitika areas, across Tuesday to Friday. If you are passionate about setting up ourrangatira 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 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 host wānanga 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.

He kōrero mōu | About you

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.

Ko te haumaru o ngā tamariki me ngā whānau te mea nui.

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

Ngā pukenga 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
• The ability to speak Te Reo Māori would be advantageous

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 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
• Retail discounts
• A generous parental leave scheme to support growing whānau

Applications close 4th November 2026. Please note we may close the ad early if we find a suitable candidate.

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.