Kaiwhakatairanga Hauora – Health Promotion Advisor Community and Whanau Wellbeing Team – Invercargill National Public Health Service Utilise your strong connections with communities and settings, such as workplaces, and your in-depth knowledge of Hauora Maori to promote healthy environments Previous experience in health promotion or community development would be ideal Permanent role, 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week based in Invercargill Mo te turanga | About the role Join our Community and Whanau Wellbeing team at Te Whatu Ora, Southern at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of working in partnership with communities to identify and address health and wellbeing priorities. Our team has an equity focus working in partnership with communities. We work in various settings to promote health and wellbeing, reduce inequities and work alongside focus populations to support them in building on their strengths to address priorities, for example alcohol harm reduction, workplace wellbeing, and mental wellbeing. Our mahi involves building connections and maintaining effective relationships; as the Kaiwhakatairanga Hauora – Health Promotion Advisor, you will be involved in: Working as part of a team with colleagues in Te Whatu Ora, supported by our Community and Whanau Wellbeing Leadership team members Establish effective and trusted relationships with key stakeholders to support the implementation of health promotion processes and initiatives e.g health promoting workplaces including WorkWell, wellbeing and mental health promotion Collaborating with community, other organisations and sectors, to identify and address health and wellbeing priorities Mou ake | About you We are looking for a motivated team member who enjoys connecting and working with community partners and settings, such as workplaces and NGOs. In this role you will build and maintain great working relationships with community partners in Southland to support the implementation of health promotion strategies, and work with workplaces to support sustainable health promotion approaches to workplace wellbeing. You will have excellent organisational, communication and computer skills. You will have the confidence to build successful working relationships with those around you, the ability to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment. You will also bring experience in community development or health promotion. Mo matou | About us Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community. Tauwahi | Location Life is kind in Invercargill. If it's the city life you crave, you'll find it here – and still have money in your pocket. You'll find affordable housing, there are great schools for all levels, and the stressful long commute to work will be history. In addition to this you'll have easy access to lakes and the sea, and in the winter some of the country's best skifields are an easy drive away. Now is a great time to relocate to Southern if you were considering a move. Check out https://careers.southernhealth.nz/ for what the region and we can offer you and your whanau. Utu whanui |Salary range This role belongs to the Allied, Public Health, Scientific and Technical Multi Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($74,842) and Step7 ($104,466) p.a pro rata Ra monehu |
