Health Coach

**Empower Pacific families.**:

- **Support clients.**:

- **South Auckland based.**

**About the role**:
The Health Coach role will be working with the entire general practice team, including GP's, Nurses, Mind Health Practitioners, Community Support Navigators, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Cultural Navigators and Whanau Ora. The right person for the role will support patients/clients and their family through the development of skills, tools, confidence, and lifestyle choices that enable the achievement of wellness goals. Conversations around mental health, providing emotional support and linking families into other services relevant to wellness is also a key element of the role. The Fono is the leading service provider for Pacific families and the Health Coach role is aligned with Pacific models of care. The role sits within a skilled and trained workforce of practitioners who understand the Pacific context, values, uniqueness, and diversity.

**About you**:
This is a rewarding opportunity for someone with a suitable health, mental health or social services background and a passion for working alongside Pacific people and their families. You will be comfortable working in a role requiring flexibility, and variety of approaches that are appropriate for our patients/consumers. You will see this as a tremendous opportunity to use your skills to make a difference in the physical and mental health of clients and patients you meet.

**You will have**:

- A broad understanding of health, social services, and mental health challenges within Pacific communities.
- Ability to speak Tongan (is advantageous) as most of the clients seen out South Auckland are Tongan.
- Knowledge of protocols amongst Pacific peoples with the ability to work across various Pacific groups.
- A belief and faith that with support our patients and their family can make the changes required to increase their health, wellness and longevity
- A positive ‘can-do' attitude, particularly in times of stress.

**About us**:
**_ A message from The Fono's CEO - Tevita Funaki_**
- Because you're thinking about a career with The Fono Trust let me tell you why that could be a great idea. When you become part of The Fono family you are sharing over 30 years of heritage as the Pacific organisation proven_ to have the power to generate substantial improvements for Pacific peoples in health and wellbeing right across Auckland._
- As an employee you become _an important part of FonoCare - our unique Integrated Model of Care. It is The Fono's lifeforce and guides us all in our commitment to equity in outcomes. What our Integrated Model of Care can achieve inspires us every day when we connect with the communities and families we serve. Seeing how The Fono has grown through innovative thinking that doesn't accept it can't be done - It can, and we've proved it time and time again. Taking personal inspiration from the past and what our people at The Fono are achieving every day through our services._
- FonoCare - The Fono Integrated model of Care is an expanding range of high-quality primary health, mental health, dental services, public health, health support, whanau ora, social services - including the Feleoko family support/food bank to Pasifika and all who need our care. The Fono also has the Oceania Career Academy as a service providing, as a NZQA Category One tertiary institution, highly successful training, and transitions to employment. _

**Find out more / apply**:
**Please note as this is a full-time and permanent position, we require all applicants to hold either NZ Citizenship or NZ Permanent Residency status, we are unable to support visa sponsorship requests.