Diabetes Health Coach

3 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand The Fono Full time

**Courageously tackling type 2 Diabetes in our families and communities.**:

- **A Pacific model of care reflecting values, beliefs, and ways of working.**:

- **Integrated role in General Practice based Manurewa.**

**About the role**:
We are on a mission to tackle the rising tide of type 2 Diabetes in our Pacific families and communities.

In collaboration with our dedicated team of GPs, Nurses, Care Co-ordinator, Mind Health Practitioners, Community Support Navigators, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Cultural Navigators, and Whānau Ora, we seek a brave and passionate Health Coach to join us on our mission.

The Health Coaches in our practice support patients and their families to achieve wellness goals through the development of skills, tools, confidence, and healthy lifestyle choices. This new Health Coach role will primarily work with patients and the families of those who have been diagnosed with diabetes and prediabetes. The role will focuse on diabetes reversal/remission/good management and prevention with other family members. Talanoa around mental health, providing emotional support and linking families into other services relevant to wellness is also a key element of the role.

**About you**:
You will be a courageous, passionate and trained Health Coach ready to tackle the rising tide of type 2 diabetes in our Pacific families and communities. You will understand that families are capable of sustained change that result in good diabetes management and/or diabetes remission/reversal and the prevention of diabetes. You will be comfortable working in a role requiring flexibility, and variety of approaches that are appropriate for our patients. You will see this as a tremendous opportunity to use your skills to make a difference in the physical and mental health of patients, their families and Pacific Communities.

**You will have**:

- Health Coach experience and training or specialist diabetes training.
- A broad understanding of health, social services, and mental health challenges within Pacific communities.
- Knowledge of protocols amongst Pacific peoples with the ability to work across various Pacific groups.
- A positive ‘can-do' attitude, and comfort working within a developing service.

**About us**:
**_ A message from The Fono's CEO - Tevita Funaki_**
- Because you're thinking about a career with The Fono Trust let me tell you why that could be a great idea. When you become part of The Fono family you are sharing over 30 years of heritage as the Pacific organisation proven_ to have the power to generate substantial improvements for Pacific peoples in health and wellbeing right across Auckland._
- As an employee you become _an important part of FonoCare - our unique Integrated Model of Care. It is The Fono's lifeforce and guides us all in our commitment to equity in outcomes. What our Integrated Model of Care can achieve inspires us every day when we connect with the communities and families we serve. Seeing how The Fono has grown through innovative thinking that doesn't accept it can't be done - It can, and we've proved it time and time again. Taking personal inspiration from the past and what our people at The Fono are achieving every day through our services._
- FonoCare - The Fono Integrated model of Care is an expanding range of high-quality primary health, mental health, dental services, public health, health support, whanau ora, social services - including the Feleoko family support/food bank to Pasifika and all who need our care. The Fono also has the Oceania Career Academy as a service providing, as a NZQA Category One tertiary institution, highly successful training, and transitions to employment. _

**Find out more / apply**:

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