Anglican Care Waiapu (ACW) is the social services arm of the Anglican Diocese of Waiapu.
Our services and programmes in the Bay of Plenty, Tairawhiti, Hawke's Bay and Tararua support tamariki, whanau, and communities with early childhood education, family support, grief services, and older people programmes.
Tararua Community Services is a community-connected social service with offices in Dannevirke, Pahiatua and Woodville.
We provide social work, whanau support, parenting programmes, maternity support, youth mentoring, family harm response, safer seniors services, counselling and community-led initiatives to help people take positive action in their lives.
Working within our community programmes team, you will be an experienced community worker who can clearly demonstrate your skills and experience supporting older people and whanau.
In this varied role, you will provide professional one on one client support which includes: assessing the needs of older people developing plans for support providing options for interventions entering case notes coordinating group programmes and activities across the Tararua district.
This is a permanent, 20 hours per week, Monday – Friday role based in Dannevirke.
You'll be a warm and caring person who can relate to people from all walks of life.
To be successful, you will need energy, creativity, life skills and maturity.
Your 'can do' attitude means that you will thrive in this dynamic work team and enjoy planning and facilitating programmes and activities that create amazing outcomes for older people.
You will also have strong professional ethics, a commitment to providing excellent programmes and a drive to make a difference to the community of Tararua.
You must enjoy being part of a team and contributing positively to the work environment and aligning with our organisational values.
Key Requirements A relevant qualification in an associated field is preferred Experience working with older people and facilitating group programmes is essential Experience working in a bicultural and/or multi-cultural context An affinity with the mission and values of Anglican Care Waiapu Strong organisational and communication skills In return, we will pay for your professional development and learning opportunities, along with a competitive wage, additional paid leave for your birthday and a soul care day.
Not to mention working with a fabulous team of like-minded people with strong management support that will help you to succeed.
This role will remain open until filled.
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