Our client Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau Hauora are looking for a Community Health Worker to join their team. Established in 1995, our client Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau Hauora provides a range of appropriate, accessible and sustainable health, education and social services that improves the well-being of Iwi and the wider community for all who reside within Kawerau and the Eastern Bay of Plenty region.

He aha te tūnga | About the role
Working closely alongside the Registered Nurses across all areas of nursing services provided by Te Whare Haumau Nurse-led clinic, this role delivers patient care under supervision by a Registered Nurse. This full-time role also supports the overall smooth running of the clinic.

Key responsibilities of the role include but not limited to:

• General administration and reception cover
• Provide support to the nurses with home and clinic appointments
• Manage clinic appointment bookings
• Prepare health packs and care packs as directed
• Ordering of stock and supplies
• Coordination of Māmā and pēpi programme and wānanga hapūtanga
• Health care promotion and education
• Reporting

Nga pūkenga me whai | The ideal candidate requirements:

• Current First Aid Certificate
• Knowledge of tikanga/kawa as a minimum along with the ability to successfully work within a Maori organisations
• Clean full NZ Drivers Licence
• Able to develop working relationships with whānau, internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Working knowledge of Medtech
• Excellent computer literacy skills, with proficiency in all Microsoft Office functions
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• High attention to detail
• A commitment to safe work practices
• Empathy, showing respect for clients and their whānau
• Knowledge and awareness of tikanga Māori culture and history, and an understanding of Te Reo Māori is desirable

Why Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau Hauora?
With a vision of Ko te noho ōranga o te whānau o te tīnana o te hinengaro o te wairua e tai ai te mauri mō ngā tāngata katoa, Whānau wellbeing is the unity of body mind and spirt the life force for all people and drives what they do.

RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in New Zealand with no visa restrictions and have a Current First Aid Certificate will be considered for this advertised position. The successful candidate will be required to undergo Police Vetting as part of the recruitment process.

Please do not contact our client directly, all applications will be received via our online application form. For further information, including a detailed job description, please phone 07 393 2424 or email jobs@peoplehq.nz.

Confidentiality assured.