Are you passionate about supporting whaiora to manage their health and wellbeing?
ProCare Fresh Minds has exciting opportunities for someone wanting a career as a Health Coach in the South Auckland area.
We are inviting expression of interest from candidates who are keen and passionate about supporting people within their community. We'll reach out if there are any potential matches against the available vacancies in the area; otherwise, we'll keep your application on file for future opportunities when they arise.
You would be based at the heart of primary care in Auckland General Practice clinics, where your role is all about empowering people to reach their own health and wellbeing goals. This is a diverse and fulfilling new role that empowers whaiora and whanau to gain the knowledge, skills, and self-confidence to reach their own health and wellbeing goals. This includes lifestyle changes (smoking cessation, exercise); promoting self-management (especially for managing long-term conditions like diabetes); and helping navigate primary care and the wider social services they need to help them succeed.
This Health Coach role is part of the innovative programme, Te Tumu Waiora:Exciting and fulfilling role - focused on improving the health and wellbeing of our Auckland Whanau, especially Maori, Pacific, and youth.Relationship centred - Integrated within a general practice clinic and connected to a national rollout.Supporting whaiora/whanau/groups to manage their long-term conditions and/or lifestyle challenges.Specialised training and support provided.Competitive salary and benefits offered.Vacancies: Various permanent part-time positions with different hour options available across South Auckland area such as Otahuhu, Papatoetoe, Mangere, Manukau, and Manurewa.Flexibility and options to work across multiple clinics are negotiable.You:Are self-motivated, independent and enjoy working as part of a team dedicated to improving peoples' health and wellbeing (this includes individual patients, whanau, and group consults).Have excellent communication skills and a positive can-do attitude.Can consistently work within scope and systematically follow the steps within the Health Coach model (training provided).Are keen to set up and run groups for patients enrolled in the general practice e.g. walking groups, diabetes groups etc (support provided).Are confident to work collaboratively with GPs and nurses and other Te Tumu Waiora team members (Health Improvement Practitioner and Community Support Worker) in your clinic context.Will need to be resilient, flexible, organised and able to create relationships with people from all walks of life.Have an understanding and sensitivity to working with all cultures.Will have good typing/IT skills as you will be required to enter clinical notes into the Patient Management System in a timely manner.Do not need a degree; however, you must desire to support whaiora and whanau to improve their health and wellbeing within general practice.This role may suit someone who has been a peer support worker, volunteer, or has lived experience supporting a whanau member with a long-term condition such as diabetes. Working as a Health Coach offers a busy but incredibly rewarding environment, whereby you will tangibly get to see the difference and positive impacts that you can have on people's lives. Full specialist training and support will be provided for all successful applicants. You can learn more about these roles at www.tetumuwaiora.co.nz.
The way in which we support the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders is evolving and changing, for the better. With the government's commitment to the national rollout of the Te Tumu Waiora programme, a huge emphasis is placed on reducing inequities and barriers to accessing services within primary care - to empower people to lead their own physical, mental, social, and spiritual wellbeing.
We offer market-leading remuneration and benefits, and a wider company environment to work in. If you think this sounds like you, please apply by submitting your CV and application using the 'Apply Now' button below. We look forward to hearing from you.
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in NZ.
Reference # 10645
Posted on 19 Dec 2024
Closes on 19 Jan 2025 12:00
Location(s) South Auckland
Expertise Customer Service, Health Care Assistant, Health Coach, Nursing
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