Community and Whānau Wellbeing Team Lead
2 days ago
**On offer is the opportunity to make a positive impact in an organisation that makes a difference to**Community and Whanau Wellbeing**:
- **The role is 0.9 FTE fixed term until 30 June 2026**:
- **Location: Canterbury**
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders. We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities. Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.
- ** About the Role**
As a **Community and Whānau Wellbeing Team Lead,**you will work using a community partnerships approach to design, develop, enable and evaluate health promotion mahi. The primary purpose of the role is team management, delivery, performance, and development. It involves operational leadership, resource utilisation, and coordinating programme planning, delivery, evaluation, stakeholder engagement, and reporting across various programme areas.
The people and performance responsibilities of the role work in collaboration with the technical and professional responsibilities of other regional and local roles such as Senior Advisors/Officers, Regional Development and Delivery Leads, and relevant professional leadership roles.
The Team Leader role will also deliver operational work and have responsibility for work programme(s) relevant to their professional skill set (depending on the size of the team they are responsible for).
**About the Team/Service/ Location**
The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across four regional boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored. The Team Leader is part of Te Waipounamu National Public Health Service specifically the Waitaha / Canterbury district.
**About you**
You are an experienced leader able to nurture and develop a team to make them feel valued. You're open to new ideas and create a culture where individuals at all levels bring their ideas on how to ‘do it better' to the table. You're able to work collaboratively across the sector and organisational boundaries to influence better outcomes for our whānau and communities.
- Tertiary qualification/degree in Public Health, or a related field such as Hauora Maori or Pacifica Health or equivalent experience
- Proven experience in team leadership and management, preferably in a public health or Hauora Equity context
- At least 3-5 years' experience in a public health service delivery role
- Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action
- Clean NZ Driver Licence
- Willingness to travel across the region
**Working for Health New Zealand**
**How to Apply**
**_ Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position._**
**Job details**:
**Job Reference**:
HNZ/1881671**Location**:
- South Island - Canterbury - Christchurch**Job type**:
Fixed Term**Expertise**:
- Non-clinical - Public Health - Public Health**Closes**:
05-Oct-2025
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