Family Start Worker

5 months ago

Auckland City, New Zealand The Fono Full time

**Exciting opportunities in West Auckland and North Shore**:

- **High needs families with newborns - Pacific and Asian communities**:

- **Join a great team making a real difference**

**About the role**

If you are looking for an opportunity to make your mark with a leading health and social services organisation and have the right blend of expertise and enthusiasm this could be your ideal role. These 40 hour per week positions based in Henderson and Northcote are a special opportunity and require a versatile social / family worker looking for an exciting new role.
- Family Start _is a free service for parents and caregivers who are facing challenges which are making parenting harder. The Family Start Worker's role is to support families to become more confident with their parenting and to improve their overall social, education and health aspirations.

**About you**

You will have a real wish to make a difference in your community with young families, have the right expertise and have suitable experience in working with young people. Key Requirements:

- Value the _Family Start approach_ to working with families
- Know how to access community resources for families
- Be trained in ‘Parents As First Teachers' or willing to be trained
- Level B social work qualification preferred
- Social Worker Registration Board registration
- Pacific language could be an advantage
- Fully computer literate
- Have a full Drivers Licence

**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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