Active Families Coordinator
3 weeks ago
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Make an impact on the wellbeing of tamariki and rangatahi in our region, to help improve their future.
Join a fun team driven by a love of their community and a passion for physical activity.
Sport Otago is the leading body for all things sport, play, and active recreation in the Otago region. We have a commitment to upholding the mana of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and this forms part of our strategy. We are invested in providing leadership, support, and expertise to the people of our region to enhance their wellbeing through physical activity and help them enjoy active and healthy lives.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Active Families Coordinator to join our team. The Active Families programme is designed to educate and empower inactive children and their families to make sustainable lifestyle changes in physical activity, nutrition, and behaviour. As the Active Families Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in delivering, monitoring, and evaluating this programme while also providing exercise prescription, nutrition advice, and health guidance to all referred families.
Your role will encompass:
- Active Families Programme:
- Develop and implement an intervention programme to enhance physical activity and healthy eating behaviours among families.
- Provide ongoing support to Active Families participants, using various communication methods such as in-home visits, phone calls, text messages, video calls, or emails.
- Green Prescription (GRx) Programme:
- Prescribe individualized and risk-stratified physical activity advice in accordance with GRx guidelines.
- Offer regular support to GRx clients, including those in regional Otago, to build their skills, knowledge, and confidence in managing their health and wellbeing.
- Provide support to parents of children referred to the Active Families programme.
- Relationship Management:
- Ensuring the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles of Partnership, Protection, and Participation are acknowledged and reflected in the implementation of the Healthy Lifestyles programmes and initiatives.
- Actively collaborating with the wider Sport Otago team, establishing a good working knowledge of other programmes and initiatives, and adding value to these workstreams via the integration of Healthy Lifestyles programmes and initiatives.
To succeed in this role, you will have:
- Relevant qualification and/or experience in the prescription of exercise to improve health and wellbeing.
- Sound working knowledge of health and exercise psychology.
- An understanding of the physical activity and recreation sectors, and awareness and knowledge of community-based physical activity providers.
- Knowledge of the systems, structures, and operating models that underpin the health sector across Aotearoa.
- Knowledge of, and commitment to, the Treaty of Waitangi.
- Working knowledge of behavioural change practices.
- A high level of verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and communicate effectively to a wide range of stakeholders and audiences.
- A track record of handling confidential and sensitive matters with exemplary discretion and professionalism.
- Be innovative, a self-starter, and a problem solver who loves a challenge.
- Have a sound working knowledge of Microsoft computer programmes.
- Current Driver License.
Culture is important to us, and we want to hire the right people to support our mahi. As such, if you don't quite fit the above but you're keen to work with us please apply and we can discuss. You will happily fit in with our team if you also value the following:
- Diversity and inclusion – our team represents the diverse community we serve.
- Community focused individual who wants to genuinely impact the people in your community.
- Supportive, approachable, and customer focused.
We also have a tonne of benefits to working with us, including:
- Flexi hours.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Social club.
- Wellness Days.
A full Position Description is available on the Sport Otago website: www.sportotago.co.nz
Applications close on Sunday 13 April 2025
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