Violence Reduction Specialist Team Lead, Northern

3 months ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it
**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The primary purpose of the role is to lead a team of Violence Reduction Specialists in the development and effective delivery of services to prevent and reduce the harms from Violence at Work by leading, informing, educating and supporting kaimahi who experience incidents of violence at work, while also ensuring that tangata whaiora, whānau and visitors who display escalated behaviours are safe and feel supported, respected and have their cultural needs met.

**Mōu | About you**

Violence at Work is a critical health and safety risk for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora staff across the motu. This role is pivotal to ensuring that comprehensive systems for staff awareness, education, training, mitigation, de-escalation and safe practice are integrated into the daily work approaches across Health NZ to mitigate violence at work through the work of the Violence Reduction Specialists connecting and engaging across the clinical, health and safety, and healthcare security disciplines.

You will bring your proven experience in facilitating and developing adult education programs to this role. Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent experience in health, safety, or crime prevention, with a passion for empowering others through engaging and effective learning experiences.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- 3 years team leadership experience
- 5 years clinical experience; or
- 5 years' experience in a safety services role, crime prevention or CPI Safety Intervention Trainer
- Experienced and competent in the use of Microsoft Office suite of products

**Ka kawea e koe | You will bring**:

- 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.

**Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us**

When you join us, you become part of transforming the health system. This is a once in a life-time change, that will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa, and future generations.

Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.

We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system - Māori, Pacific and Disabled People.

**Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

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