Community Karitāne/plunket Kaiāwhina South Auckland
2 weeks ago
How proud would it make you to be proactive in your community promoting a healthy lifestyle and working with whānau who have recently welcomed a new addition? We have an exciting opportunity to join our team on a **full-time permanent basis.**
**Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity**
Our Karitāne are assets to our team, and support whānau during the times that can be most worrying for parents and caregivers while they get to know their new pēpi or overcoming the latest developmental leap. Your focus will be on improving health outcomes within a variety of settings to promote health, education and to support parenting choices with individuals, whānau and groups. This position works in collaboration with our Plunket Nurses, Kaiāwhina and wider Plunket services to deliver wrap around support. Providing some of the non-clinical support that Plunket is world famous in New Zealand for - babies don't come with a manual, but our Plunket people are the next best thing.
To meet the needs of our clients, from time to time, our team hold clinics or community events on a Saturday, however this would be organised in advanced.
- Payrates for Karitāne are between $57,405 ($29.05 per hour) and $65,847 ($33.32) per hour depending on experience._
**He kōrero mōu | About you**
It is the clear communication, empathy and reassurance you provide that will support whānau to manage each challenge as it comes. A passion for working with tamariki and their caregivers is key, and we will provide you with the training and support to learn the rest. Our mahi relies on seamless teamwork - being able to loop in Nurses for clinical support, referring to our community support services for more holistic care, and reminding our whānau that we're a call away 24/7 through our PlunketLine service - it is important that you're confident in working independently but also understanding how to work within a team environment.
In supporting our pro-equity journey, it’s vital you have an understanding and commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi and an understanding of how that is put into practice in front line roles.
You will need to hold a clean Drivers Licence.
**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**
For further information contact Helen Sproull (Clinical Leader). Applications close on 15 December 2025.
**_ He_**_ huanui_**_ oranga_**_ mo_**_ ng_**_ā_**_ mokopuna_**_ whakatipuranga_**_ roto_**_ i_**_ ng_**_ā hapori_**_ heke_**_ iho,_**_ heke_**_ iho_**
**_ Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come_**
- Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities. This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai, haere mai._
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