The Community Support Worker will.

• Work alongside whanau to assist with the development of skills, knowledge and awareness by providing information.
• Liaise and assist whanau to obtain support for identified needs.
• Utilize the Whanau Poutama framework to navigate whanau in goal setting and planning to reach those goals.
• Assist and advocate for whanau to access other services in health, education, social and economic arena.
• Use internally recognized frameworks to assess, plan and implement Care Plans with clients / whanau.
• Communicate and collaborate with clients and other professionals internally and externally using a problem-solving approach.
• Actively contribute towards the planning and implementation of Health Promotion in conjunction with other staff, agencies, organizations.
• Participate in development of own Performance Training Plan annually.

Representing Te Kupenga Hauora-Ahuriri

• Attending hui, forum public meetings, conferences, seminars, planning meetings, agency meetings and any other forum where the presence of
  Te Kupenga Hauora – Ahuriri is required to represent both the organization and the interests of the Ahuriri community.
• Promote Marae development and use of Marae in the team’s activities wherever possible.
• Promote tikanga and te reo Maori within the team as much as possible including ensuring attendance by staff at cultural training sessions.

Core Competencies

Our successful new team member will have a friendly personality, be a great timekeeper, and have excellent communication skills. The following are also essential requirements:

• Qualifications: A Health Promotion qualification is highly desirable, however primarily Te Kupenga Hauora - Ahuriri is interested in people with strong local knowledge and a background in working with whanau, hapu and Marae.
• The service is predominantly mobile; therefore, a full clean driver's license will be required.
• They must also possess excellent communication skills, have a professional standard of presentation and have a sound level of computer skills.
• Te Kupenga Hauora – Ahuriri is a health and social service that provides predominantly for those with high needs, therefore the ability to speak Te Reo Maori is desirable and a commitment to Auahi Kore and demonstrating Healthy Lifestyle choices is essential.
• Confidentiality and loyalty, Flexibility and responsibility
• Commitment to whanau, hapu and iwi development
• Commitment to Auahi Kore and Healthy Lifestyle choices
• Demonstrated knowledge of tikanga Maori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi as it relates to health, housing and social services provision for Maori
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and reporting writing skills
• Ability to work in a team. But operate independently when required
• Commitment to self-development through training or study
• Applied knowledge of Kotahitanga, whanaungatanga and manaakitanga.

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