Located in Otautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand
Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
Continuing (permanent) position
Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities
Au Mahi | What You Will Do
There is an exciting opportunity for a Kaiurungi to lead and support akonga Maori in their 2nd year, 3rd year and postgraduate years of tertiary study with a particular focus on completion and retention. In this role, you will deliver high-level professional pastoral care, empowering akonga Maori to independently identify their needs and resolve issues affecting their academic performance, personal development, and wellbeing.
You will also be responsible for akonga engagement initiatives aimed at enhancing the akonga Maori experience, thereby optimizing their personal, social, and academic success. Through these efforts, you will contribute to UC's commitment to nurturing graduating students who embody cultural competence and confidence, equipped to thrive in a bicultural Aotearoa and a multicultural world.
Mou | Who You Are
To be successful in this role you will have 3 to 4 years experience in a related role and high interpersonal skills to be able to engage successfully with diverse akonga Maori, whanau, schools and other Maori community members including kura, iwi, runanga and organisations. You will also have:
Experience delivering evidence based outreach, and retention initiatives
Understand and demonstrate practical application of ethics, confidentiality and boundaries when working with akonga Maori
Evidence based understanding of the academic, social and cultural needs of akonga Maori
A recognition of Te Ao Ngai Tuahuriri - values, tikanga (processes), kawa (rules) of cultural practice and traditions and valuing Te Reo Maori
Mahi Ngatahi | Who You Will Work With
The role of UC Maori is to help the University in general and in particular in supporting a learning environment which recognises and promotes New Zealand's unique bicultural society.
Te Rautaki Maori, UC's Strategy for Maori Development
is one of the key initiatives of our UC Futures Programme with a vision to become a vibrant contributor to indigenous knowledge economies regionally, nationally and internationally. We are committed to developing graduates and staff that can live and work in a bicultural Aotearoa and a multi-cultural world as well as delivering leading edge Maori student recruitment, retention and achievement strategies.
Nga Painga o UC | Why UC
Nga Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our akonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study.
We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.
The closing date for this position is: 1st November 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.
Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.
Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to ******.
You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.
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