Plunket Hiring for Community Karitane (Health Worker) – Manurewa Job at Manukau City Full Time

How does using your work day to be proactive in your community promoting a healthy lifestyle and working with whānau who have recently welcomed a new addition sound?

Our vision is aligned with supporting the intergenerational change that is needed to create lasting societal improvement and thriving communities. Our staff stand at the forefront, providing preventative care, proactive support that helps caregivers and whānau to set the youngest members of the whānau up for a successful lifestyle.

If you love pēpi and would relish working alongside parents and caregivers – this could be the perfect role for you. We have the opportunity for you to join our Manurewa team as a Community Karitane (Health Worker) on a full time permanent basis.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Our Karitane are assets to our team, they support whānau during the times that can be most challenging for parents and caregivers while they get to know their new pēpi or overcoming the latest developmental leap. Your focus will be on improving health outcomes within a variety of settings to promote health, education and to support parenting choices with individuals, whānau and groups.

This position works in collaboration with our Plunket Nurses, Kaiāwhina and wider Plunket services to deliver wrap around support. Providing some of the non-clinical support that Plunket is world famous in New Zealand for – babies don’t come with a manual, but our Plunket people are the next best thing.

Our Karitane are assets to our team, and support whānau during the times that can be worrying for parents who are getting to know their new pēpi or overcoming the latest developmental leap.

Watch this video and hear about how Lealofa (one of our Karitane) talks about their role.

He kōrero mōu | About you

It is the clear communication, empathy and reassurance you provide that will support whānau to manage each challenge as it comes. While prior experience in a Health Promotion setting or related qualification would be advantageous, a passion for working with tamariki and their caregivers is key. We will provide you with the training and support to learn the rest.

Our mahi relies on seamless teamwork – being able to loop in Nurses for clinical support, referring to our community support services for more holistic care, and reminding our whānau that we’re a call away 24/7 through our PlunketLine service – it is vital that you’re confident in working independently but also understanding how to work within a team environment.

Prior experience in working in partnership with vulnerable families from a variety of backgrounds in a supportive and caring manner will be advantageous. In supporting our pro-equity journey, its vital you have an understanding and commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi or are able to demonstrate an understanding of what it looks like to support whānau Māori to thrive.

In addition, you will need to:

• Hold New Zealand residency or citizenship
• Ccommitted to compelting the National Certificate in Tamariki Ora – Well Child Services programme (funded)
• Hold a full, clean New Zealand drivers licence
• Be fully vaccinated in line with the Health Order

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To view the position description, or to apply, please go to www.plunket.org.nz/careers

We want to get to know you – please include a personalised cover letter telling us about yourself, your background and why you are connected to our mahi.

For further information please e-mail [email protected]

Applications close on 17 July 2022

Whānau Āwhina Plunket have updated our Immunisation Policy regarding required or recommended vaccinations for all Plunket people (related to COVID as well as other infectious diseases). As a part of the recruitment process, we will also ask about your COVID-19 immunisation status for all roles and will ask you to provide proof of vaccination if successful. If you are concerned, have questions, or have a medical contraindication that you would like to discuss, please feel free to discuss this with our recruitment team or the hiring manager for this role.

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