Community Support Worker

• Closing date: Jun 5, 2025
• Full Time
• Hawke's Bay

The Community Support Worker will:

• Work alongside whanau to assist with the development of skills, knowledge and awareness by providing information.
• Liaise and assist whanau to obtain support for identified needs.
• Utilize the Whanau Poutama framework to navigate whanau in goal setting and planning to reach those goals.
• Assist and advocate for whanau to access other services in health, education, social and economic arena.
• Use internally recognized frameworks to assess, plan and implement Care Plans with clients / whanau.
• Communicate and collaborate with clients and other professionals internally and externally using a problem-solving approach.
• Actively contribute towards the planning and implementation of Health Promotion in conjunction with other staff, agencies, organizations.
• Participate in development of own Performance Training Plan annually. 

Representing Te Kupenga Hauora-Ahuriri

• Attending hui, forum public meetings, conferences, seminars, planning meetings, agency meetings and any other forum where the presence of Te Kupenga Hauora – Ahuriri is required to represent both the organization and the interests of the Ahuriri community.
• Promote Marae development and use of Marae in the team’s activities wherever possible.
• Promote tikanga and te reo Maori within the team as much as possible including ensuring attendance by staff at cultural training sessions.

Core Competencies

• Qualifications: A Health Promotion qualification is highly desirable, however primarily Te Kupenga Hauora - Ahuriri is interested in people with strong local knowledge and a background in working with whanau, hapu and Marae.
• The service is predominantly mobile; therefore, a full clean driver's license will be required.
• Must possess excellent communication skills, have a professional standard of presentation and have a sound level of computer skills.
• Te Kupenga Hauora – Ahuriri is a health and social service that provides predominantly for those with high needs, therefore the ability to speak Te Reo Maori is desirable.
• Confidentiality and loyalty, Flexibility and responsibility
• Commitment to whanau, hapu and iwi development
• Commitment to Auahi Kore and Healthy Lifestyle choices
• Demonstrated knowledge of tikanga Maori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi as it relates to health, housing and social services provision for Maori
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and reporting writing skills
• Ability to work in a team. But operate independently when required
• Commitment to self-development through training or study
• Applied knowledge of Kotahitanga, whanaungatanga and manaakitanga.

How to apply:

View the Position Description and click the APPLY button below to complete the Online Application and upload a Cover Letter and CV.

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