School Development and Family Worker, Mana Ake

7 days ago


Christchurch City Canterbury, New Zealand Stand Children's Services Full time

**_Fixed Term, 6 months parental leave cover, Christchurch_**

**Mana Ake Kaimahi**
- Join the Stand Tu Maia Mana Ake team_

Mana Ake - Stronger for Tomorrow provides mental health and wellbeing support for children in primary school years 1-8 across Canterbury.

Mana Ake kaimahi (workers) are employed by one of 12 NGO providers (of which Stand Tu Maia is one). They support schools, families and whānau when children are experiencing issues that impact their wellbeing such as managing emotions, friendships and bullying, parental separation and grief and loss.

Kaimahi have a diverse range of skills and include psychologists, social workers, counsellors, teachers and youth workers.

You will work with individual children and their caregivers. You will also work with groups of children to deliver social emotional education programmes. Mana Ake offers opportunities to deliver parent education programmes and to support schools with staff professional development.

You will work with a variety of cultures, including Māori and Pacifica. All Stand Tu Maia staff are expected to demonstrate a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- A talent for connecting with and empowering groups and communities, from tamariki to whanau and teachers
- Team spirit that thrives on collaboration across a cluster of schools
- Professional registration in fields like Social Work, Psychology Occupational Therapy, Counselling, Allied Health, or Teaching
- Competency in IT, databases and case management systems
- Confidence to shine both independently and as a part of a diverse team

**Why work for us?**
- ** Respectful Diversity**: Celebrate your cultural identity, values, and customs with an organisation that values and respects them all
- ** Teamwork**: Collaborate in an environment built on cooperation, where the focus is always on the best interests of tamariki and whanau
- ** Diverse Collaboration**: Work with various community services and colleagues, combining strengths and skills for collective success
- ** Supervision**: A workplace with regular internal and paid external supervision
- ** Professional registration/membership fees**: Paid for by the organisation

For more information, contact: Bernice at 0220775090

Applications Close: 09 Sep 2024



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