Community Support Worker

2 days ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waikato Full time

**Community Support Worker - Te Whakawhitinga**

**Job Number**:WAI28780**
- Hamilton with some possible travel across the district
- 80 hours per fortnight. Part time hours will be considered
- Permanent
- “Ahakoa ko wai_
- Ahakoa noo whea_
- Me whaangai ite tangata_
- No matter who they are or where they’re from_
- we must nurture the people”_

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

**About the Role**

We are seeking an experienced community support worker to work in a new community based team
- Te Whakawhitinga.

**Te Whakawhitinga** is a co-ordinated primary social service aligned to the Te Whatu Ora Waiora vision and underpinned by Kotahitanga. The Kotahitanga values of unity, togetherness, shared vision, working together, trust, relationships, collaboration and integrations are fundamental to the service model of Te Whakawhitinga.

We intend to meet the needs of tangata hāpori/ tangata whaiora across the housing continuum, who are experiencing health, social and environmental issues that could put tenancies at risk or have resulted in homelessness.

We will do this by being a tangata hāpori/ tangata whaiora led service that;
- helps a person identify their goals and aspirations that will achieve mauri ora
- supports access to community resources and services that will meet these goals
- works in close partnership with tangata hāpori/tangata whaiora and other agencies in a transparent and coordinated way.

**About you**
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.
- An experienced community support worker.
- Ability to follow direction from registered staff to enthusiastically offer practical support for tangata hāpori/ tangata whaiora to achieve good health and social outcomes.
- Excellent rapport and relationship building skills.
- Whanau centred, collaborative and partnership approach.
- Non-judgemental and empathetic.
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.
- Experience working in a mental health, community health or primary care setting.
- Experience working with Māori and Pasifika groups.
- Highly developed interpersonal communication and negotiation skills including demonstrated ability to build productive working relationships with colleagues to achieve required outcomes.

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

**To view the position description please**click here**.**

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