Aiga Fono Care
A leader in Pacific family support services
Henderson Location
About the role:
Join a great team making a real difference in Pacific wellbeing. This is a fulltime position based at our Henderson Health Centre and is a special opportunity requiring a versatile social worker looking for an exciting new role.
Through application of the Pacific integrated model of care, families are engaged and supported in the community to address complex health and social challenges systematically and creatively.
Working alongside dedicated community nurses, the AFC Social Workers role is to identify vulnerable families, provide comprehensive assessment in the areas of health, education, social and financial family challenges, and creatively facilitate access to relevant services that will improve health and wellbeing outcomes.
About You:
The ideal applicant will have the following skills and qualifications:
Must be a Registered Social Worker.
Values whanau relationships, reliability, respect, and integrity.
Has an excellent understanding and appreciation of Pacific cultures / values / protocols.
Is open to working with whole families e.g., can work with different age groups across a family.
Knows how to access social services across Auckland.
Is passionate about working with Pacific families and making a difference.
Has initiative and innovative thinking.
Is computer literate.
Has a full New Zealand Drivers Licence.
Has New Zealand Permanent Residency or New Zealand Citizenship.
About us:
The Fono Integrated model of Care is an expanding range of high-quality primary health, mental health, dental services, public health, health support, whanau ora, social services - including the Feleoko family support/food bank. The Fono also has the Oceania Career Academy as a service providing, as a NZQA Category One tertiary institution, highly successful training, and transitions to employment.
The term "fono" in our name is particularly suitable for our identity as its meaning reflects meetings between people. And that's what we offer the people we serve and the people who join The Fono family as employees or contractors. With links into all areas of Pasifika community life we have a unique ability to make our high quality, affordable health, and social services conveniently available across our vibrant and multicultural city from eight locations and through outreach services. For more on The Fono see www.thefono.org.
Find out more / apply: For an application form, job description email ****** putting AFCSW in the subject line.
Please note as this is a full time and permanent position, we require all applicants to hold either NZ Citizenship or NZ Permanent Residency; we are unable to support any requests for visa sponsorship.
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