Whānau Support Worker

Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki; Thames; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki invites applications for a Whānau Support Worker to join the Oranga Hinengaro team. You will work with whānau experiencing distress across the Hauraki rohe in a kaupapa Māori, whānau-centred setting that values manaakitanga and equity.

The role offers workplace variety, supportive management, and the chance to help families build resilience, set goals and access resources to improve social, emotional and physical wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Highly engaged and passionate about working with whānau in a kaupapa Māori environment.
• Committed to achieving health equity and driving quality improvement.
• Willing to work with whānau across the Hauraki rohe.

Responsibilities

• Support whānau to gain knowledge, skills, tools, build resilience and confidence they need to better manage their mental distress to take an active part in their wellbeing journey.
• Help set goals and support whānau to work towards them
• Help find resources to support whānau social, emotional and physical wellbeing

Job description

Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki is a not-for-profit kaupapa Māori health organisation, based in Hauraki. Providing medical, wellness and community services in Coromandel, Paeroa, Waihi, Te Aroha and Whitianga areas. We have successfully delivered services in Hauraki since 1994 and aim to be a leading indigenous health provider by providing high-quality, whānau-centred services in the Hauraki locality.

We are looking for a Whānau Support Worker to join our Oranga Hinengaro (community based primary mental health and addictions) team. The role is required to work with whānau experiencing distress across the Hauraki rohe.

The core components of the Whānau Support Worker role are that you will:

• Support whānau to gain knowledge, skills, tools, build resilience and confidence they need to better manage their mental distress to take an active part in their wellbeing journey.
• Help set goals and support whānau to work towards them
• Help find resources to support whānau social, emotional and physical wellbeing

We can offer the successful candidate workplace variety, a supportive team and management structure as well as a competitive salary. We are iwi-owned with a strong focus on providing high-quality affordable health care for our community.

We need someone who is highly engaged and passionate about working with our whānau in a kaupapa Māori environment. The successful candidate will need to be committed to achieving health equity and driving quality improvement to ensure better health outcomes.

Please note, only New Zealand based applicants with eligibility to work in New Zealand will be considered for this opportunity.

Mauri Ora.