Māori Environmental Health Advisor
4 weeks ago
Permanent full-time
- Experience working
effectively with whānau, hapū and Māori organisations essential
- Join a large team
who are passionate about making a difference in our communityMō te tūnga - About the Role
Te Mana Ora (formerly Community & Public Health) provides
public health services to people living throughout Canterbury and the West
Coast. This new role is a Māori Environmental Health Advisor in our
Christchurch based Health Protection Team.
The team is involved in a broad range of environmental and communicable
disease issues, alcohol harm reduction and emergency planning.
As a Māori Environmental Health Advisor you will develop and help implement projects with a Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity focus, along with engaging with Mana Whenua. Key activities include building and maintaining relationships with Iwi and Māori providers, as well as providing direction and support to staff to ensure a kaupapa Māori equity lens are applied to meet the needs of Māori.
Ko wai koe | About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate about Te Tiriti o Waitangi and working towards equitable health outcomes.
**In this role, you will be responsible for**:
- Building and maintaining effective relationships
with Iwi, Papatipu Rūnanga and key Māori organisations
- Participating in the design and implementation
of programmes that will impact positively on Māori whānau and environments
- Support and monitor the Protection team to
ensure the needs of Māori are at the centre of Protection Team work
- Link in with other Kaimahi Māori working in the
National Public Health Service in the Te Mana Ora districts (Waitaha, South
Canterbury, Te Tai Poutini), Te Waipounamu and nationally.Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills and Experience
- A relevant degree level qualification or extensive experience of
working with whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori organisations and Māori communities
- Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to work in a bi-cultural
manner.
- Established links with Ngāi Tahu.
- Understanding of and competency in Tikanga and Te Reo.
- Experience or passion for working with Iwi Māori
- Commitment to improving environmental outcomes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Current driver - s licence.
**Desirable**:
- Qualification/experience
working in Public Health/Health Promotion.
- Qualification and/or
experience in community-based projects.Mō mātou | About Us
- Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do - Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.
Ngā hua | Benefits of working at Te Whatu Ora [Health New Zealand]
When you work at the Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.
We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles at Health New Zealand, there could be a place for you
Please visit our careers website for other roles and find your ideal fit within Health New Zealand.
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