Sensitive Claims Safe to Talk Coordinator
Whakarongorau
- Employees can work remotely
- Full time
To tatou tikanga - Our culture
Our staff are passionate people, each driven to contribute to better health outcomes, with a focus on high priority populations. We are focused on hiring kaimahi who live and work in the communities they serve.
Whakarongorau Aotearoa is committed to understanding and improving mana taurite (equal status), starting with the understanding of self and how we, as health professionals, think and behave each minute of each day to serve the health needs of Aotearoa.
We are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the community we support.
Ko wai mātou - About us
Whakarongorau Aotearoa (Whakarongorau), a social enterprise, is a virtual health and social services organisation with a proven record of connecting people seamlessly with care when they need it. Whakarongorau aims to be there when face-to-face health and social services cannot, providing consistent, clinically supported access to services for those in need or when people are unable to access other options due to location, time of day, financial or cultural barriers.
Mō tēnei tūranga - About the role
Whakarongorau Aotearoa is proud to partner with ACC to launch the Sensitive Claims entryway service, as part of the Safe to talk national sexual harm helpline. We are now recruiting for the role of Safe to talk Sensitive Claims Coordinator. As trauma-informed trained, non-clinical kaimahi, you will support kiritaki (customers) to navigate the Sensitive Claims front door service. This is an exciting time to be part of the team, as we strive to ensure kiritaki feel supported, heard, and valued.
- Solving challenges: Use your analytical skills to resolve issues, supporting kiritaki as they enter the Sensitive Claims service
- Administrative excellence: Employ data management tools to uphold high-quality administrative processes, maintaining the integrity of our operations
- Exceptional service: Provide outstanding customer service to kiritaki, ensuring they are connected with ACC-funded suppliers and community services
- Information accuracy: Play a key role in entering accurate participant information into the database
Ngā hua mōu - What's in it for you:
- Collaborative environment: Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and mutual support
- Professional growth: Hone your skills and expertise in an environment that encourages continuous learning
- Balanced schedule: Full and part-time hours are available, with a Monday to Saturday schedule, allowing you to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Purpose: Your everyday mahi makes a real difference to the health outcomes of Aotearoa
Mōu ake - About you
You will have a solution-focused mindset with excellent judgment and critical thinking. Your cultural competency will honour Māori world views, customs and practices, and a strong understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. You are proficient in maintaining empathy, compassion and humility, respectfully holding safe space for all kiritaki. You have experience using multiple technical systems, confidence in speaking with health professionals, and can adhere to guidelines and procedures. And of course, you have a great sense of humour and positive energy.
Ōu wheako ōu mātauranga hoki - Qualifications and experience:
- Strong Microsoft suite skills and database management
- Experience working or supporting priority populations - Māori, Pasifika, Disability, LGBTQI+, Youth is advantageous
- A strong understanding of Te Ao Māori and Pasifika customs and cultural practices is advantageous
- Contact centre/customer service experience (preferred)
- Experience working, volunteering, or accessing support in social services - mental health, family or sexual harm, health (preferred)
Ōu āheitanga ōu pūkenga hoki - Skills and competence:
- Adheres to maintaining the confidentiality of personal information accessed as part of the role
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated experience in communicating in a culturally sensitive manner
- Able to work in an organised and methodical way and quickly learn new processes and adapt within a growing environment
- Exceptional team player who demonstrates a sense of humour and energy
- Recognises Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa/New Zealand and its role in biculturalism
- Illustrates tolerance, understanding, and ability to work effectively with different cultural populations, including but not limited to Māori, Pasifika, Disability, LGBTQI+, Youth. A commitment to working in culturally appropriate ways to support positive outcomes
- Illustrates tolerance, understanding, and ability to work effectively with diversity (e.g. ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical ability, political beliefs or other ideologies)
- Commitment to working in a sensitive and non-discriminatory manner
- Whakarongorau Aotearoa acknowledges Mana Māori and mātauranga Māori as a professional skill set
If you're excited about this role and think you have what it takes, but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you and would encourage you to apply.
If you're ready to be a force for positive change and want to put your passion for community support to work, apply now to join our team as a Safe to Talk Sensitive Claims Coordinator. Together, we can make a difference, one culturally sensitive connection at a time.
Ō mātou uara - Our values
E kimi ana mātou i ētahi tangata e kaha whakanui i ēnei uara - We are looking for people who align naturally with these values and will champion them.
- Mahia te mea tika - Do the right thing
- Hihiri e te kounga - Motivated by quality
- Ngākau nui ki te pai ake - Passion for better
- Pokohiwi ki Pokohiwi - Shoulder to shoulder
