Placement Coordinator

**Placement Coordinator/ Tutor Social Services (Kaiarataki)**

**Full-time**

**Palmerston North**

**Ref: 22AKEI036**

**About Us**:
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has provided a fresh and vibrant alternative within the New Zealand tertiary education sector for over 30 years, enhancing the skills and employment opportunities of more than 300,000 graduates. We are a Māori organisation grounded in Māori values. Our values of Te Aroha, Te Whakapono, Ngā Ture and Kotahitanga are firmly embedded and woven through the fabric of everything we do.

**The Role**:
You will be working in a well-functioning cohesive, supportive Team who have considerable years in practice. We are looking forward to working with an enthusiastic, motivated kaimahi who is innovative and wanting to continue to maintain and build their community networks.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To develop and co-ordinate fieldwork placements;
- To provide or co-ordinate professional supervision;
- To provide support to students with fieldwork requirements;
- To plan and deliver all placement teaching components across all levelf of our Bicultural Degree.

**Ideally you will have**:

- A Masters level qualification or be enrolled to complete / completing one
- A qualification in adult education or able to gain this qualification
- Current registration with the Social Work Registration Board
- Knowledge of Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga
- 5+ years’ experience in the field of social work
- Full, clean drivers’ licence
- Police vetting is a requirement for this role

**What we offer**:

- Base salary + KiwiSaver + Free parking
- A friendly whānau orientated workplace
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Support for further study
- Southern Cross health insurance (Wellbeing Two plan) - read all about the plan here:
**Now that you have come this far, go ahead and take the leap to join us**: